LT&SR 49 Class

Specifications
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 in × 24 in (460 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Build date	1898
Total produced	2

LT&SR 49 class
LT&SR 49 class
	No. 49 as delivered in 1899, before cab modification
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Build date	1898
Total produced	2
Configuration:;
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 in × 24 in (460 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	18,026 lbf (80.2 kN)
Operators
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Withdrawn	1933, 1936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. They were built with large cabs having a long opening in each side; soon after delivery to the LT&SR, these openings were filled in, and a smaller glazed opening window provided instead.^[1]

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In 1935, number 2899 was renumbered with the addition of 20000 to 22899; 2898 having been withdrawn in 1933. Number 22899 was withdrawn in 1936.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

^ Rush, R.W. (1994). Locomotives and Rolling Stock of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Headington: Oakwood Press. pp. 25–26, 43–44. ISBN 0-85361-466-0. X53.

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

[1] Rush, R.W. (1994). Locomotives and Rolling Stock of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Headington: Oakwood Press. pp. 25–26, 43–44. ISBN 0-85361-466-0. X53.

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