LT&SR 49 Class

LT&SR 49 class
Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1898 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.384 m) Loco weight 38.20 long tons (38.81 t) Boiler pressure 150 psi (1.03 MPa) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 18 mm × 24 mm (1 in × 1 in) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 18,026 lbf (80.2 kN)
Career Operators London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Midland Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway Class LT&SR: 49 Power class MR/LMS: 2F Numbers LTSR: 49–50; MR: 2898–2899 Withdrawn 1933, 1936 Disposition Both scrapped

The LT&SR 49 class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives. They were the only tender engines used by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. They were originally ordered by the Ottoman Railway in Turkey, however that order was cancelled after they had been built and instead they were sold to the LT&SR in 1898. The LT&SR numbered them 49 and 50.

Both passed to the Midland Railway when it merged the LT&SR in 1912. The Midland renumbered them 2898–2899 and gave them the power classification 2F. The Midland fitted them with Belpaire firebox boilers, plus some standard fittings. Both passed into LMS ownership in 1923, and they initially retained their numbers.

In 1935, number 2899 was renumbered with the addition of 20000 to 22899; 2898 having been withdrawn in 1933. Number 22899 was withdrawn in 1936. Neither was preserved.

References

• Casserley, H.C; S.W. Johnston (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited. p. 51. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
• Bob Essery The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and its Locomotives, OPC (2001) ISBN 0-86093-561-2
• Bob Essery and David Jenkinson An Illustrated History of LMS locomotives. Volume 4. Absorbed Pre-Group Classes Midland Division ISBN 0-947971-16-5