0-6-0T Class E2 LBSCR Profile and Models

0-6-0T Class E2 LBSCR

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 Ten examples were built between 1913 and 1916, and all were withdrawn from service and scrapped between 1961 and 1963.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.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

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
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Trix 1107 Class E2 0-6-0T 32103 in BR Black RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set 1107
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Class E2 0-6-0T 32103 in BR Black BR plain black
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits F109 Class E2 0-6-0T Loco Kit Requires assembly Not set F109
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Class E2 0-6-0T Loco Kit Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge Langley No image available Requires assembly Not set B18Langley
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Southern 0-6-0 E2 Tank Awaiting Categorisation