2-6-4T Class L1 Thompson LNER Profile and Models

2-6-4T Class L1 Thompson LNER

67717 at Neasden Locomotive Depot in July 1948. ©Ben Brooksbank

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class L1 was a class of 2-6-4T steam locomotives designed by Edward Thompson. The prototype no. 9000 was built in 1945, but the remaining 99 were built under British Railways jurisdiction in the period 1948–1950. The class, at least on paper, should have been very free steaming and powerful engines but, in practice, they were not suited to the work to which they were assigned. The speeds required for suburban passenger work wore the engines out in a remarkably short time. Axleboxes, crosshead slides and crank bearings all suffered due to the high speeds. Withdrawals were between 1960 and 1962. None survived to preservation.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Doncaster Works
Darlington Works
North British Locomotive Co
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns

Build Date

1945 to 1950

Total Built

100

Tractive Effort

32,080 lbf (Most)
25,063 to 28,516 lbf (Some, experimentally)

Wheel Configuration

2-6-4T

Operated By

London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Passenger Services

In Service Until

1962

Surviving Examples

0

 

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Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) ABS Models L581 LNER Thompson Class L1 2-6-4 T Locomotive Kit Requires assembly Not set L581
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