LT&SR 69 Class

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LT&SR 69 class
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LT&SR 69 Corringham in 1903.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Thomas Whitelegg
Builder
Serial numberBP 5604–5607
Build date1903 (6), 1908 (4), 1912 (4)
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-2T
   UIC C1 t
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)
Loco weight64.65 long tons (65.69 t)
Boiler pressure170 psi (1.17 MPa)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 19,320 lbf (85.9 kN)
Career
Operators
Class LTSR: 69
Power classMR/LMS/BR: 2F
Number in class1 January 1923: 14,
1 January 1948: 14
Withdrawn1958 (3), 1959 (10), 1962 (1).
DispositionAll scrapped.

The LT&SR 69 class was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives designed for freight work on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Six were initially built in 1903 to the design of Thomas Whitelegg, four more followed in 1908, and a further four in 1912, after the LT&SR's takeover by the Midland Railway (MR) in that year, giving a total of 14. The Midland renumbered them 2180–2193, and all entered LMS stock upon the grouping of 1923. The LMS renumbered them 2220–2233 in 1923, but then took them back to 2180–2193 in 1939. In 1947 they were again renumbered 1980–1993 by the LMS, and in 1948 all were acquired by British Railways. BR added 40000 to their numbers so they became 41980–41993. Withdrawals started in 1958, and by 1959 all but 41981 had gone. The last engine was withdrawn in 1962, and none of the small fleet were preserved.

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List of locomotives

LTSR
No.
LTSR NameBuilderOrder
No
Serial
No
BuiltMR No.LMS 1923
No.
LMS 1939
No.
LMS 1947
No.
BR No.Withdrawn
69 Corringham D / NBL(QP)4468E4468 / 1575006/19032180222021801980419801958
70 Basildon D / NBL(QP)4468E4469 / 1575106/19032181222121811981419811962
71WakeringD / NBL(QP)4468E4470 / 1575206/19032182222221821982419821959
72 Hadleigh D / NBL(QP)4468E4471 / 1575306/19032183222321831983419831959
73CranhamD / NBL(QP)4468E4472 / 1575407/19032184222421841984419841959
74 Orsett D / NBL(QP)4468E4473 / 1575507/19032185222521851985419851959
75 Canvey Island NBL(QP)L2981850419082186222621861986419861959
76DuntonNBL(QP)L2981850519082187222721871987419871959
77 Fobbing NBL(QP)L2981850619082188222821881988419881958
78 Dagenham Dock NBL(QP)L2981850719082189222921891989419891958
BP560419122190233021901990419901959
BP560519122191233121911991419911959
BP560619122192233221921992419921959
BP560719122193233321931993419931959

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