LMS Sentinel 7164

what is it?

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Sentinel No. 7164, (later 7184 and under British Railways, 47184) was a small shunting locomotive. Its design was that of the single-speed Sentinel, a vertical-boilered geared locomotive, using Sentinel's standard vertical boiler and steam motor design.

who runs it

LMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 19 tin working order
• built 1made in total

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 95 years ago, in 1931.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 24 years (1931–1955).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1931

in service from

1931

retired

1955

status

retired

number built

1

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Sentinel Waggon Works

designer

Sentinel Waggon Works, Diagram 52

operators

London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

0-4-0 geared tank

length

5.2 m

weight

19 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.