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LCDR Brigand class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1861· class of 2 British 0-4-2 locomotives

what is it?

The LCDR Brigand class was a pair of steam locomotives of the 0-4-2 wheel arrangement supplied to the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR). They were designed by Patrick Stirling for the Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR), which ordered twenty in 1860 from Sharp, Stewart & Co. (order no.

who runs it

London, Chatham and Dover Railway South Eastern and Chatham Railway

base stats

built 2made 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 165 years ago, in 1861.
Served for 42 years (1861–1903).

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

spec sheet

built: 1861
in service from: 1861
retired: 1903
status: retired
number built: 2
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Sharp, Stewart and Company
designer: Patrick Stirling
operators: London, Chatham and Dover Railway, South Eastern and Chatham Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-4-2

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

Sources: Wikidata Q28448718, Wikipedia: LCDR Brigand class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.