LT&SR 1 Class

what is it?

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 1 class was a class of 4-4-2T suburban tank engines. Thirty-six were built between 1880–1892, by Sharp, Stewart and Company and Nasmyth, Wilson and Company. They were the first locomotives owned by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and were the first 4-4-2T locomotives to operate in Britain.

who runs it

LTLondon, Tilbury and Southend RailwayMidland RailwayLMLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway

base stats

• built 36made 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 146 years ago, in 1880.
• 📏11.2 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 55 years (1880–1935).

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

spec sheet

built

1880–1892

in service from

1880

retired

1935

status

retired

number built

36

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Sharp, Stewart and Company, Nasmyth, Wilson and Company

designer

William Adams/Thomas Whitelegg

operators

London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, Midland Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-4-2T

length

11.2 m

nicknames

"Tilbury tank"

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