LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T
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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T is a class of light mixed traffic steam locomotive introduced in 1946.
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[edit] Background
The LMS had various elderly tank engines and but the operating department required a new small class 2 locomotive. The Great Western Railway 4500 and 4575 Classes of 2-6-2T (prairie) had been successful. George Ivatt designed the new engine incorporating self-emptying ashpans and rocking grates which were labour-saving devices. A tender version, the Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 was also produced. The LMS classified them as 2P, but BR preferred the classification 2MT.
[edit] Construction
The class was introduced between 1946 and 1952. 10 built by the LMS before nationalisation in 1948, and were numbered 1200-9. British Railways added 40000 to their numbers so they became 41200-9. A further 120 were built by BR, numbers 41210-329. Most were built at Crewe but the last ten were built at Derby. 50 engines fitted with push-pull equipment, these being Nos. 41210-20, 41270-89 and 41320-9.
| Number | Date | Lot no. | Built at | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMS | BR | ||||
| 1200-8 | 41200-8 | 1946 | 181 | Crewe | |
| 1209 | 41209 | 1947 | 181 | Crewe | |
| - | 41210-20 | 1948 | 195 | Crewe | Push-pull fitted |
| - | 41221-9 | 1948 | 195 | Crewe | 41222 was push-pull fitted and used on the Newport Pagnell branch until closure in 1964 |
| - | 41230-59 | 1949 | 204 | Crewe | |
| - | 41260-9 | 1950 | 209 | Crewe | |
| - | 41270-89 | 1950 | 209 | Crewe | Push-pull fitted |
| - | 41290-9 | 1951 | 225 | Crewe | |
| - | 41300-19 | 1952 | 225 | Crewe | |
| - | 41320-9 | 1952 | 225 | Derby | Push-pull fitted |
[edit] Service
The last thirty Crewe-built engines, 41290-319 were allocated to the Southern Region from new. The rest were London Midland Region engines. They spent their lives mostly on rather unglamarous branchline work.
The design formed the basis for the BR standard class 2 2-6-2T (numbers 84000-29). The BR standards were built to a slightly smaller loading gauge and so have slanted cab sides, and also incorporate a fallplate and BR standard fittings e.g. chimneys.
All engines were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967.
[edit] Preservation
Four have survived to preservation; numbers 41241, 41298, 41312 and 41313. 41241 is particularly associated with the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway and when initially preserved was painted in inauthentic maroon livery with K&WVR on her tanks, though she was later restored to more conventional BR black.
| Number | Location | Condition | External link to preserved locomotive database | External link to website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41241 | 41241 | |||
| 41298 | 41298 | |||
| 41312 | 41312 | |||
| 41313 | 41313 |
[edit] In fiction
An example of an LMS Ivatt engine like this can be found on the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series. The characters name in Arthur the Big Red Tank Engine, and loves to haul fish trucks.
[edit] External links
| Locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway | |
| Hughes: | 5MT Crab |
| Fowler: | 2P 4-4-0 - 2F Dock Tank - 3MT 2-6-2T - 3F Jinty - 4P Compound - 4MT 2-6-4T - 4F 0-6-0 - 6P Patriot - 7P Royal Scot - 7F 0-8-0 - Garratt - 6399 Fury |
| Stanier: | 2P 0-4-4T - 3MT 2-6-2T - 4MT 2-6-4T (2 cylinders) - 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cylinders) - 5MT 2-6-0 - 5MT Black Five - 6P Jubilee - 8P Princess Royal - 8P Coronation - 8F 2-8-0 - Turbomotive |
| Kitson: | 0F 0-4-0ST |
| Fairburn: | 4MT 2-6-4T |
| Ivatt: | 2MT 2-6-0 - 2MT 2-6-2T - 4MT 2-6-0 |
