Metropolitan Railway D Class

Metropolitan Railway D Class
Metropolitan Railway D Class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Sharp, Stewart and Company
Serial number	4055–4056, 4075–4078
Build date	1895
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0T
• UIC	1′B n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Fuel type	Coal
Operators
Career
Operators	Metropolitan Railway
Numbers	71–76
Disposition	All scrapped

The Metropolitan Railway D Class was a group of six 2-4-0T tank engines built for the Metropolitan Railway in 1894-1895 by Sharp, Stewart and Company.

Overview

Two locomotives were used on the Verney Junction-Aylesbury section. The other four ran between Aylesbury and Baker Street and were fitted with condensing apparatus, but this was later removed.^[2]

From 1920 the class was withdrawn. Some were sold, others scrapped. None were preserved.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Casserley, H.C. (1977). The Later Years of Metropolitan Steam. Truro: D.Bradford Barton. p. 7. ISBN 0-85153-327-2.
^ Day, J. and Fenton, W. The Last Drop - London Transport Steam 1863-1971, London Transport Publications 1971, P.14

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