LB&SCR C2 class

what is it?

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway C2 class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives, intended for heavy freight trains. Fifty-five were built by the Vulcan Foundry between 1893 and 1902 to the design of Robert J. Billinton. Forty-five of these were later rebuilt between 1908 and 1940, with a larger boiler as the C2X class.

who runs it

LBLondon, Brighton and South Coast RailwaySouthern RailwayBritish RailSRSouthern Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 55made 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 133 years ago, in 1893.
• ⌛Served for 69 years (1893–1962).

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

spec sheet

built

1893–1902

in service from

1893

retired

1962

status

retired

number built

55

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Vulcan Foundry

designer

R. J. Billinton, rebuilt D. E. Marsh

operators

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Southern Railway, British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-0

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