LMS Stanier 2-6-2T
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The Stanier 2-6-2T was a class of London, Midland and Scottish Railway
(LMS) steam locomotive
. They were designed by William Stanier
based on the earlier LMS Fowler 2-6-2T
.
's 1930 design, the general dimensions were the same with some improvements. They were under-boilered and although improved they were always considered to be indifferent performers. In some ways they were inferior to their predecessors. The cab was of Stanier’s usual excellent design with the coal bunker built higher than the rear cab windows but angled inwards to avoid them, thus giving good visibility when running bunker first.
The first 2 lots (71 – 144) were built with number 6 domeless boilers but the rest were built with improved 6A boilers with separate top-feed and steam dome. Both types of boilers were later modified to carry Adams ‘Vortex’ blastpipe to improve steaming. These locomotives could always be identified by the larger diameter chimney.
The 139 locomotives were numbered 71–209 by the LMS, and after 1948 BR renumbered them 40071–209. The LMS classified them 3P.
In a final attempt to improve the locomotives 6 were rebuilt with larger 6B boilers; these were 169 in 1940, 163 in 1941, 148 and 203 in 1941, and 40142 and 40167 in 1956. The re-boilering was not considered to be cost effective.
They were to be found on various duties – stopping train, suburban passenger routes, branch line, empty stock and banking.
They are generally considered to be the least successful of Stanier’s standard designs
Small boiler – (10 locos) – Nov. 1959
Large boiler – 40163 – Nov. 1959
Last of class:
Small boiler – 40196 – Dec. 1962
Large boiler – 40148 – Sep. 1962
None were preserved.
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) 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...
. They were designed by William Stanier
William Stanier
Sir William Arthur Stanier, FRS was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.- Biography :...
based on the earlier LMS Fowler 2-6-2T
LMS Fowler 2-6-2T
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Fowler 2-6-2T was a class of steam locomotive. The LMS classified them 3P, BR 3MT.- Overview :...
.
Overview
A taper-boiler versions of Henry FowlerHenry Fowler (engineer)
Sir Henry Fowler, KBE was a Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway and subsequently the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.- Biography :...
's 1930 design, the general dimensions were the same with some improvements. They were under-boilered and although improved they were always considered to be indifferent performers. In some ways they were inferior to their predecessors. The cab was of Stanier’s usual excellent design with the coal bunker built higher than the rear cab windows but angled inwards to avoid them, thus giving good visibility when running bunker first.
The first 2 lots (71 – 144) were built with number 6 domeless boilers but the rest were built with improved 6A boilers with separate top-feed and steam dome. Both types of boilers were later modified to carry Adams ‘Vortex’ blastpipe to improve steaming. These locomotives could always be identified by the larger diameter chimney.
The 139 locomotives were numbered 71–209 by the LMS, and after 1948 BR renumbered them 40071–209. The LMS classified them 3P.
In a final attempt to improve the locomotives 6 were rebuilt with larger 6B boilers; these were 169 in 1940, 163 in 1941, 148 and 203 in 1941, and 40142 and 40167 in 1956. The re-boilering was not considered to be cost effective.
They were to be found on various duties – stopping train, suburban passenger routes, branch line, empty stock and banking.
They are generally considered to be the least successful of Stanier’s standard designs
Detail
| Numbers | Lot numbers | Date built | Built at | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMS | BR | |||
| 71–90 | 40071–90 | 117 | 1935 | Derby Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
| 91–144 | 40091–144 | 126 | 1935 | Derby Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
| 145–72 | 40145–72 | 139 | 1937 | Derby Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
| 173–84 | 40173–84 | 139 | 1938 | Derby Derby Works The Midland Railway Locomotive Works, known locally as "the loco" comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities in Derby building locomotives and, initially, rolling stock in Derby, UK.-Early days:... |
| 185–95 | 40185–95 | 140 | 1937 | Crewe Crewe Works Crewe railway works is a British railway engineering facility built in 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway. It is located in the town of Crewe, in the county of Cheshire.... |
| 195–209 | 40195–209 | 140 | 1938 | Crewe Crewe Works Crewe railway works is a British railway engineering facility built in 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway. It is located in the town of Crewe, in the county of Cheshire.... |
Withdrawals
First of class:Small boiler – (10 locos) – Nov. 1959
Large boiler – 40163 – Nov. 1959
Last of class:
Small boiler – 40196 – Dec. 1962
Large boiler – 40148 – Sep. 1962
None were preserved.
External links
- http://www.railuk.co.uk/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=3P-B