0-6-0T Class E2 LBSCR Profile and Models
Class E2 No.100 in June 1913. ©Public Domain
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) E2 Class was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by Lawson Billinton, intended for shunting and short distance freight trains. Ten examples were built between 1913 and 1916, and all were withdrawn from service and scrapped between 1961 and 1963. None were preserved. The E2 class locomotives were mainly used for the heavier shunting and short distance freight duties in the London area and on the south coast, as their small coal bunkers made them unsuitable for long trips. These included empty stock workings at Victoria and London Bridge Stations. Two were tried in 1914 as passenger locomotives on push-pull duties with the locomotives in the middle of a rake of six coaches, but the experiment was abandoned during the same year as they had insufficient coal capacity. In 1945, Reginald Payne used the later series of E2 locomotives as the basis for the character Thomas the Tank Engine in the second book of The Railway Series by the Reverend W. Awdry. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
Brighton Works |
Build Dates |
1913 to 1916 |
Total Built |
10 |
Wheel Configuration |
0-6-0T |
Tractive Effort |
21,307 lbf |
Operated By |
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Shunting Short Distance Freight |
In Service Until |
1963 |
Surviving Locos |
0 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Trix | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
1107 View |
Class E2 0-6-0T 32103 in BR Black | BR plain black | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F109 View |
Class E2 0-6-0T Loco Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
N Gauge | Langley | Requires assembly | Not set |
B18Langley View |
Southern 0-6-0 E2 Tank | Awaiting Categorisation |