LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41241

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LMS 41241
41241 at Loughborough Central.jpg
41241 Waiting to depart from Loughborough Central on the Great Central Railway.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer H. G. Ivatt
BuilderBR Crewe Works
Order numberLot 205
Build dateSeptember 1949
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 2-6-2T
   UIC 1′C1′ h2t
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia. 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Trailing dia. 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Wheelbase 30 ft 3 in (9.22 m)
Length38 ft 9+12 in (11.82 m)
Loco weight63.25 long tons (64.3 t; 70.8 short tons)
41290–41329: 65.20 long tons (66.2 t; 73.0 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity3 long tons (3.05 t; 3.36 short tons)
Water cap.1,350 imp gal (6,100 L; 1,620 US gal)
Firebox:
  Grate area17.5 sq ft (1.63 m2)
BoilerLMS type 7
Boiler pressure200  lbf/in2 (1.38  MPa)
Heating surface:
  Tubes and flues924 sq ft (85.8 m2)
  Firebox101 sq ft (9.4 m2)
Superheater:
  Heating area134 sq ft (12.4 m2) or
124 sq ft (11.5 m2)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 16 in × 26 in (406 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 17,400 lbf (77.40 kN)
Career
Operators British Railways
Power class
  • 2MT
Axle load class Route Availability 1
WithdrawnDecember 1966
DispositionOperational at the K&WVR

41241 is an LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T that was built at Crewe Works in September 1949. [1] It is one of four members of the class left in preservation but one of only two that is located on the mainland (the other locomotive being 41312); the other pair being located on the Isle of Wight.

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Working life

Number 41241 was built by British Railways at Crewe Works in September 1949. [2] From new it was allocated to Bath Green Park on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway and saw use on local passenger services over the S&D including the occasional banking job. Alongside spending the first 9 years allocated to the S&D it was reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road in July 1958, this however was not to last for long and it returned to its former home at Bath Green Park in October 1958 (by then under the control of the Western Region of British Railways).

Other shed allocations it was based at included: Wellington, Leamington Spa, Bangor, Croes Newydd, Llandudno Junction and Skipton. Following its allocation to Wellington, it was transferred back to the London Midland Region and was allocated to Leamington from February 1964. The final shed allocation was to Skipton, and it was to remain there for the rest of its working days on BR until 10 December 1966 when it was withdrawn from service.

Shed allocations
LocationShed codeFrom
Bath Green Park 22C1 October 1949
Bristol Barrow Road 82E12 July 1958
Bath Green Park82F4 October 1958
Wellington84H31 October 1959
Leamington 2L1 February 1964
Wellington84H13 June 1964
Bangor 6H20 June 1964
Croes Newydd 6C8 August 1964
Llandudno Junction 6G12 June 1965
Skipton 10G11 September 1965

Purchase from BR

Number 41241 was purchased directly from BR by the nearby Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for preservation, arriving on the KWVR in March 1967 under its own power. [3] Due to BR requiring that preserved steam locomotives did not wear the BR livery with their then current crest, it was repainted into lined maroon livery with the letters K&WVR written on her sidetanks. It wore this livery for the railway's reopening in June 1968 and in 1975 it made its only preservation mainline appearance at the Rocket 150 cavalcade in Shildon; it arrived and returned from the event under its own power with a set of the Worth Valley's coaches.

It was later repainted into authentic BR black livery and this livery it has worn for most of its preservation career; it has worn both the early and late versions of the BR black livery in preservation and is expected to keep this as its main livery. It last operated on a heritage railway in January 2013 and has since then being undergoing an overhaul at Haworth. With 2018 being the 50th anniversary since the K&WVR was opened in 1968 as well as the 50th anniversary since 1T57 in August 1968, the K&WVR had decided that it would return to its original maroon livery with the K&WVR lettering on her sidetanks. After an extensive overhaul, it was able to run in the K&WVR 50th Anniversary gala in July 2018, and now operates regularly on the K&WVR. [4]

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References

  1. Keighley, Get in touch; Railway, Worth Valley; Station, The Railway; Haworth (1 November 2019). "41241 in BR Service". KWVR - Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. Hurley & Braithwaite (2017), GMR Pannier Tank No. 5775 and Ivatt 2-6-2 Tank No. 41241 (2).
  3. Keighley, Get in touch; Railway, Worth Valley; Station, The Railway; Haworth (1 November 2019). "41241 on the KWVR". KWVR - Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. Keighley, Get in touch; Railway, Worth Valley; Station, The Railway; Haworth. "London Midland & Scottish designed Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-2T No. 41241". KWVR - Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Retrieved 23 July 2020.