2-6-2T Class 2MT Ivatt LMS Profile and Models
41312 at Medstead and Four Marks on the Mid Hants Railway in April 2021. ©Hugh Llewelyn
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. The LMS had various elderly tank engines and the operating department required a new small class 2 locomotive to replace them. Noting that the Great Western Railway 4500 and 4575 Classes of 2-6-2T ('Prairie') had been successful, George Ivatt designed the new engine type incorporating self-emptying ashpans and rocking grates which were labour-saving devices. The last thirty Crewe-built engines, 41290–41319, were allocated to the Southern Region from new. The rest were London Midland Region engines. Some were also allocated to the Western Region of BR in the 1950s and 1960s such as numbers 41202, 41203 and 41249 which were shedded at Bristol Bath Road in 1959. They spent their lives mostly on branch line work. The class were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967 and four have survived into preservation. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
LMS & BR Crewe Works BR Derby Works |
Build Date |
1946 to 1952 |
Total Built |
130 |
Tractive Effort |
17,400 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
2-6-2T |
Operated By |
London, Midland & Scottish Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
In Service Until |
1967 |
Surviving Examples |
4 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Amer Collection | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
GBL38 View |
Ivat 2MT 2-6-2T 41302 in BR black - static model - not motorised | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Crownline Model Products Ltd. | Requires assembly | Not set |
59-Crownline View |
LMS/BR Ivatt Class 2 Tank Conversion kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | DJH Model Railway Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
K302 View |
LMS Ivatt class 2P 2-6-2t (Later 2P/2F;2MT) | Awaiting Categorisation |