LNER Thompson Class B2

what is it?

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class B2 was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. It was introduced in 1945 as a two-cylinder rebuild (with diagram 100A boiler) of the three-cylinder LNER Class B17. Ten were rebuilt from Class B17 but no more were rebuilt because of the success of the LNER Thompson Class B1.

who runs it

London and North Eastern RailwayBritish RailEREastern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 74.2 tin working order
• built 10made 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 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 15 years (1945–1960).

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

spec sheet

built

1928–1937

in service from

1945

retired

1960

status

retired

number built

10

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Unknown builder

designer

Edward Thompson

operators

London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

4-6-0

weight

74.2 t

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