#1431
LT&SR 79 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1909· British 4-4-2T steam locomotive class, built 1909–1930
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens 15: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. LTSR 80 4-4-2T Tilbury Tank at Bressingham Steam Gardens and Museum - September 2023: Steve Knight· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) 79 Class is a class of 4-4-2T suburban tank engines. They were designed by Thomas Whitelegg, as a development of the earlier 37 Class. They could reach a top speed of 65 mph (105 km/h).
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 117 years ago, in 1909.
- 11.9 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 51 years (1909–1960).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1909–1930
- in service from
- 1909
- retired
- 1960
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 39
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Robert Stephenson and Company, Nasmyth, Wilson and Company, Derby Works
- designer
- Thomas Whitelegg
- operators
- London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, Midland Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways, London Midland Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-2T
- length
- 11.9 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6460131, Wikipedia: LT&SR 79 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.