NSR New L Class

what is it?

The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) New L Class was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives designed by John H. Adams, third son of William Adams. They were designed as a development as the previous L Class, adding a boiler common to the M Class and differed from the L Class with, amongst other things higher bunker sides and new cab roofs, and the abandonment of the cast safety valve cover. 28 were built between 1908 and 1923, with the final four constructed under the auspices of the newly formed LMS with the whole class withdrawn by the end of 1937.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 59.9 tin working order
• built 28made 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 118 years ago, in 1908.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏10.7 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 29 years (1908–1937).

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

spec sheet

built

1908–1923

in service from

1908

retired

1937

status

preserved

number built

28

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Stoke railway works

designer

John Henry Adams

operators

North Staffordshire Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Manchester Collieries

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-2

length

10.7 m

weight

59.9 t

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