LT&SR 37 Class

The LTSR 37 class was a class of 4-4-2T suburban tank engines built for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway in 1897–98. They were designed by Thomas Whitelegg as a development of the earlier LT&SR 1 Class.

LT&SR 37 class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerThomas Whitelegg
BuilderSharp, Stewart & Co. (6),
Dübs & Co. (6)
Serial numberSS 4245–4250,
Dübs 3666–3671
Build date1897–1898
Total produced12
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-4-2T
  UIC2′B1 n2t
Driver dia.6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Loco weight71.75 long tons (72.90 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure170 psi (1.17 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort17,390 lbf (77.4 kN)
Career
Operators
Power classLMS/BR: 3P
Number in class1 January 1923: 12
1 January 1948: 12
Withdrawn1951–1952
DispositionAll scrapped

History

Six locomotives were built by Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1897, with a further six being built by Dübs and Company the following year. The LTSR numbered the locomotives 37–48 and named them after places in Essex, near the LTSR route. After the LTSR was absorbed by the Midland Railway in 1912, they were renumbered 2146–2157 and their names were removed. The Midland gave them the power classification 3P. All passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923 on grouping, and initially carried their MR number in LMS service. However, in 1930 they were renumbered 2135–2146, and in 1947 were to be again renumbered 1953–1964, however none had been by nationalisation, and so they were renumbered by British Railways directly to 41953–41964. They were withdrawn between 1951 and 1952, and none survived into preservation.

Four more locomotives of a similar class, the LT&SR 79 Class, were built in 1909.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 18 December 1931, a freight train became divided at Dagenham Dock station, Essex. Due to a signalman's error, a passenger train hauled by locomotive No. 2139 ran into the rear portion of the freight. Two people were killed and several were injured.[1]

List of locomotives

LTSR
No.
LTSR NameBuilderBuilt MR
No.
LMS 1923
No.
LMS 1930
No.
BR
No.
Withdrawn
37WoodgrangeSS 42451897214621462135419531951
38WestcliffSS 42461897214721472136419541951
39Forest GateSS 42471897214821482137419551951
40BenfleetSS 42481897214921492138419561951
41LeytonstoneSS 42491897215021502139419571951
42East HorndonSS 42501897215121512140419581951
43Great IlfordDübs 36661898215221522141419591951
44PrittlewellDübs 36671898215321532142419601951
45ShoeburynessDübs 36681898215421542143419611952
46SouthchurchDübs 36691898215521552144419621951
47StratfordDübs 36701898215621562145419631951
48Little IlfordDübs 36711899215721572146419641951

References

  1. Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Truro: Atlantic Books. p. 19. ISBN 0-906899-07-9.
Source
  • Casserley, H.C.; S.W. Johnston (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
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