The class was introduced in 1928 and was a post-grouping development of the Midland Railway 483 Class with modified dimensions and reduced boiler mountings.
The numbering continued from where the Midland engines left off at 563 and eventually reached 700. 138 were built, though numbering is slightly complicated by renumberings and transfers.
Numbers 633 and 653 were fitted with Dabeg feedwater heater in 1933.[1] Numbers 591 and 639 were withdrawn in 1934 after being heavily damaged in an accident at Port Eglinton Junction near Cumberland Street Station, Glasgow on 6 September of the same year. After nationalisation in 1948, British Railways added 40000 to the numbers of the remaining 136 engines. Further withdrawals came between 1954 and 1962. All were scrapped.
No. 40700 at Masbury Summit on a Somerset and Dorset train from Bath (Green Park) to Templecombe on 22 August 1959No. 40700 at Bath Green Park Depot on 25 July 1961. Withdrawn September 1962 and scrapped at Derby works in December 1962
Hornby produce a 00 gaugemodel based on the old Dapol (formerly Airfix) tooling which is reasonably accurate.[2]Graham Farish produced an N gauge model of the 4P 4-4-0 Compound when they were in Poole, Dorset, and the chassis for this could be modified to represent the 2P. Union Mills on the Isle of Man make a 2P in N gauge.
Referencesedit
^Haresnape, Brian (February 1981) [1972]. Fowler Locomotives: A Pictorial History. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 97. ISBN0-7110-0374-2. CX/0281.
^"Model Rail Database". Model Rail Database. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
Rowledge, J.W.P. (1975). Engines of the LMS, built 1923–51. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN0-902888-59-5.
"Report on the Accident at Port Eglinton Junction on 6th September 1934". Railways Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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Class 2P-B Details at Rail UK
January 01, 1970
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The London Midland and Scottish Railway Class 2P 4 4 0 was a class of steam locomotive designed for light passenger work LMS Class 2P 4 4 040688 at KilmarnockType and originPower typeSteamDesignerHenry FowlerBuilderLMS Derby Works 98 LMS Crewe Works 40 Build date1928 1932Total produced138SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte4 4 0 UIC2 B h2Gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeLeading dia 3 ft 6 1 2 in 1 080 m Driver dia 6 ft 9 in 2 057 m Length54 ft 4 in 16 56 m Loco weight54 05 long tons 54 92 t 60 54 short tons Total weight96 25 long tons 97 79 t 107 80 short tons Fuel typeCoalFuel capacity4 long tons 4 1 t 4 5 short tons Water cap 3 500 imp gal 16 000 L 4 200 US gal Firebox Grate area21 sq ft 2 0 m2 BoilerLMS type G7SBoiler pressure180 lbf in2 1 24 MPa Heating surface Firebox124 sq ft 11 5 m2 Tubes1 034 sq ft 96 1 m2 Superheater Heating area252 sq ft 23 4 m2 later 246 sq ft 22 9 m2 CylindersTwo insideCylinder size19 in 26 in 483 mm 660 mm Valve gearStephensonValve typePiston valvesPerformance figuresTractive effort17 730 lbf 78 87 kN CareerOperatorsLondon Midland and Scottish Railway British RailwaysPower class2PNumbersLMS 563 700BR 40563 40700Withdrawn1934 2 1954 1962DispositionAll scrapped Contents 1 Overview 2 Details 3 Models 4 References 5 External linksOverview editThe class was introduced in 1928 and was a post grouping development of the Midland Railway 483 Class with modified dimensions and reduced boiler mountings The numbering continued from where the Midland engines left off at 563 and eventually reached 700 138 were built though numbering is slightly complicated by renumberings and transfers Details editTable of orders and numbers Numbers Lot No Datebuilt Built at Notes Original 2nd BR 563 571 40563 40571 49 1928 Derby 572 601 40601 49 1928 Derby Experimentally fitted with Owen s double port exhaust valves from new and renumbered immediately after entering service 572 40572 49 1928 Derby Replacement for first No 572 573 574 40573 40574 49 1928 Derby 575 576 633 634 40633 40634 49 1928 Derby Transferred to S amp DJR Nos 44 45 in 1928 retaken into LMS stock 1930 575 576 40575 40576 67 1929 Derby Replacement for engines transferred to S amp DJR 577 579 40577 40579 49 1928 Derby 580 635 40635 49 1928 Derby Transferred to S amp DJR No 46 in 1928 retaken into LMS stock 1930 580 40580 67 1929 Derby Replacement for engine transferred to S amp DJR 581 600 40581 40600 49 1928 Derby 602 612 40602 40612 49 1928 Derby 613 628 40613 40627 67 1929 Derby 629 632 40629 40632 67 1930 Derby 636 660 40636 40660 76 1931 Crewe 661 665 40661 40665 77 1931 Derby 666 685 40666 40685 77 1932 Derby 686 700 40686 40700 85 1932 Crewe Numbers 633 and 653 were fitted with Dabeg feedwater heater in 1933 1 Numbers 591 and 639 were withdrawn in 1934 after being heavily damaged in an accident at Port Eglinton Junction near Cumberland Street Station Glasgow on 6 September of the same year After nationalisation in 1948 British Railways added 40000 to the numbers of the remaining 136 engines Further withdrawals came between 1954 and 1962 All were scrapped nbsp No 40700 at Masbury Summit on a Somerset and Dorset train from Bath Green Park to Templecombe on 22 August 1959 nbsp No 40700 at Bath Green Park Depot on 25 July 1961 Withdrawn September 1962 and scrapped at Derby works in December 1962 Table of withdrawals Year Number in service at start of year Number withdrawn Locomotive numbers 1934 138 2 591 639 1954 136 1 40662 1957 135 1 40676 1959 134 43 40565 67 68 73 76 82 87 89 90 94 98 601 05 08 10 11 16 17 33 36 44 49 53 56 58 60 66 67 73 75 77 79 80 88 93 99 1960 91 10 40581 83 84 88 40630 31 52 71 90 98 1961 81 66 40566 69 72 74 75 77 80 85 86 92 93 95 97 40602 04 09 12 15 18 29 32 35 37 40 43 45 47 48 50 51 59 61 63 68 69 78 82 87 89 91 92 95 1962 15 15 40563 64 40634 38 46 57 64 65 70 72 81 94 96 97 40700 Models editHornby produce a 00 gauge model based on the old Dapol formerly Airfix tooling which is reasonably accurate 2 Graham Farish produced an N gauge model of the 4P 4 4 0 Compound when they were in Poole Dorset and the chassis for this could be modified to represent the 2P Union Mills on the Isle of Man make a 2P in N gauge References edit Haresnape Brian February 1981 1972 Fowler Locomotives A Pictorial History Shepperton Ian Allan p 97 ISBN 0 7110 0374 2 CX 0281 Model Rail Database Model Rail Database Retrieved 13 September 2015 Rowledge J W P 1975 Engines of the LMS built 1923 51 Oxford Oxford Publishing Company ISBN 0 902888 59 5 Report on the Accident at Port Eglinton Junction on 6th September 1934 Railways Archive Retrieved 22 April 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to LMS Class 2P 4 4 0 Class 2P B Details at Rail UK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LMS Class 2P 4 4 0 amp oldid 1171557412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
