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LCDR Sondes class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by R. & W. Hawthorn· from 1857· class of 6 British 4-4-0ST locomotives
what is it?
The LCDR Sondes class was a class of six steam locomotives of the 4-4-0ST wheel arrangement. They were designed by Thomas Russell Crampton for the East Kent Railway (EKR) to specifications prepared by Joseph Cubitt. An order was placed in March 1857 with R. & W. Hawthorn & Co.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 169 years ago, in 1857.
- Served for 7 years (1858–1865).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1857–1858
- in service from
- 1858
- retired
- 1865
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- R. & W. Hawthorn
- designer
- Thomas Russell Crampton
- operators
- East Kent Railway, London, Chatham and Dover Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0ST
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q28448633, Wikipedia: LCDR Sondes class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.