4-4-2 Class H2 Atlantic LBSCR Profile and Models

4-4-2 Class H2 Atlantic LBSCR

32421 'South Foreland' at Redhill in August 1955. ©Ben Brooksbank

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway H2 class was a class of 4-4-2 steam locomotives for express passenger work. They were designed when D. E. Marsh was officially Locomotive Superintendent, and were built at Brighton Works in 1911 and 1912. During 1911 D. E. Marsh was on leave of absence due to sickness, and his assistant Lawson Billinton was granted authority to construct a further six 4-4-2 'Atlantic' locomotives similar to the Marsh H1 class but incorporating the Schmidt superheater. They were an immediate success and shared with the H1 class the London to Brighton express trains including the heavily loaded Pullman services the Brighton Limited, and the Southern Belle, which the LB&SCR described as "the most luxurious train in the World". As with the non-superheated class they were gradually replaced on the London-Brighton express trains in 1925/6 by the "King Arthur" and "River" classes, but there was still plenty of work for them on other express services, including boat trains connecting with the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry service. At the same time they were all named after geographical features of the south coast. All were withdrawn by the end of 1958 and scrapped.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Brighton Works

Build Date

1911 to 1912

Total Built

6

Tractive Effort

20,840 to 24,518 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-4-2

Operated By

London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Express Passenger

In Service Until

1958

Surviving Examples

0

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) DJH Model Railway Kits No image available Requires assembly Not set K97
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SR/BR/L.B.S.C.R Nos. 421-426 H2 Class 4-4-2 GÇÿBrighton AtlanticGÇÖ 3500g tender Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Falcon Brassworks No image available Requires assembly Not set LK20
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LBSCR/SR Marsh H2 4-4-2 Atlantic Steam Locomotive Model Kit Awaiting Categorisation