LMS Fowler 2-6-4T
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London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
(LMS) Fowler 2-6-4T is a class of steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
designed by Henry Fowler
Henry Fowler (engineer)
Sir Henry Fowler, KBE was a Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway and subsequently the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.- Biography :...
. 125 were built.
The LMS numbered them 2300–424, BR adding 40000 to their numbers to make them 42300–424. The LMS classified them 4P, BR 4MT. They were the basis for a family of subsequent LMS/BR Class 4 2-6-4T locomotives
LMS/BR Class 4 2-6-4T locomotives
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways Class 4 2-6-4T was a family of classes of steam locomotives. A grand total of 800 engines were built to five separate designs by four different mechanical engineers, over a period of 29 years. Each new design was a development of the...
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| Number | Lot no. | Date built | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMS | BR | ||
| 2300–3 | 42300–3 | 47 | 1927 |
| 2304–24 | 42304–24 | 47 | 1928 |
| 2325–74 | 42325–74 | 53 | 1929 |
| 2375–84 | 42375–84 | 89 | 1932 |
| 2385–423 | 42385–423 | 101 | 1933 |
| 2424 | 42424 | 101 | 1934 |