The LMS Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive primarily designed for medium freight work but also widely used on secondary passenger services. The London, Midland and …

Only the first three came out as LMS locomotives in December 1947, the other 158 being built after the formation of BR. The engines had three cylinders, motion and pipe-work well exposed …

Sir William Stanier 's London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Class 4P 2-Cylinder 2-6-4T was a class of 206 steam locomotive built between 1935 and 1943. They were based on his …

The LMS Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive primarily designed for medium freight work but also widely used on secondary passenger services. The London, Midland and …

In September 2015, 43106 appeared at the LMS London Midland & Scottish Railway themed gala at Barrow Hill, becoming the first of her class to appear at the Roundhouse in half a century. At …

The 2-6-4T design that was to become a BR standard many years later was first introduced on the LMS by Fowler in 1927 as a locomotive for general passenger train usage with the 42300 …

A grand total of 800 engines were built to five separate designs by four different mechanical engineers, over a period of 29 years. Each new design was a development of the previous …

Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway No. 42073 is a LMS 4MT 2-6-4T class steam locomotive. It was built in 1950 by the Brighton Works for British Railways. In November 1954 it was …

The Ivatt designs could often be found outside the London Midland Region of British Railways, and the 4MT was also used on the Eastern and North Eastern Regions as well. The design …

They were excellent and popular engines and became the first in a long line of 2-6-4T locomotives to be built. The 42300 class had parallel boilers whilst all of the later designs had taper boilers. …