2-6-4T Class 4P Fowler LMS Profile and Models

2-6-4T Class 4P Fowler LMS

42368 at Derby Locomotive Depot in April 1960. © Ben Brooksbank

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 2-6-4T was a class of steam locomotive passenger tank engine designed by Henry Fowler. 125 examples of the class were built. The last 30 numbered 2395 to 2424 were fitted with side-windows and doors to their cabs. The LMS classified them 4P, BR 4MT. They were the basis for a family of subsequent LMS/BR Class 4 2-6-4T locomotives. The Irish Northern Counties Committee (NCC) Class W 2-6-0 moguls were also strongly influenced by this class. Most of the class were used on longer-distance commuter trains from stations in London, Manchester and other large towns. A number were allocated to Tebay Motive Power Depot and were used to bank heavy passenger and goods trains up the steep incline to Shap on the LMS West Coast Main Line. The last two surviving locos were withdrawn from service in 1966. None were preserved.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

LMS Derby Works

Build Date

1927 to 1934

Total Built

125

Tractive Effort

23,125 lbf

Wheel Configuration

2-6-4T

Operated By

London, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

1966

Surviving Examples

0

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
N Gauge GEM No image available Requires assembly Not set 1809
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