LT&SR 51 Class

what is it?

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 51 class was a class of 4-4-2T steam locomotives. Twelve were built by Sharp, Stewart and Company to the design of Thomas Whitelegg for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway in 1900, with North British Locomotive Company supplying an additional six in 1903. The LTSR numbered them 51–68, and named them places in London and Essex.

who runs it

LTLondon, Tilbury and Southend RailwayMidland RailwayLMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailEREastern Region of British RailwaysLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 18made 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 126 years ago, in 1900.
• ⌛Served for 53 years (1900–1953).

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

spec sheet

built

1900–1903

in service from

1900

retired

1953

status

retired

number built

18

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Sharp, Stewart and Company, North British Locomotive Company

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

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