4-4-2T Class I3 LBSCR Profile and Models
32078 at Brighton Locomotive Yard in March 1950. ©Ben Brooksbank
The LB&SCR I3 class was a class of 4-4-2 steam tank locomotives designed by D. E. Marsh for suburban passenger service on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. After introducing two unsuccessful designs of 4-4-2 tank locomotive with the I1 and I2 classes, Douglas Earle Marsh learned a lesson and provided a new design with a far larger firebox in the form of the I3 class. At the time of its introduction locomotive engineers were beginning to take an interest in superheating and Marsh therefore ordered two locomotives from Brighton Works for comparative purposes, one with a traditional saturated boiler and one incorporating the Schmidt superheater. Both varieties of the I3 class proved themselves to be excellent locomotives but the superheated versions were significantly cheaper to run on express trains. All were withdrawn between January 1950 and May 1952, having all completed very high mileages. No example has been preserved. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
Brighton Works |
Build Date |
1907 to 1913 |
Total Built |
27 |
Tractive Effort |
16,700 lbf to 22,100 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
4-4-2T |
Operated By |
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Suburban Passenger |
In Service Until |
1952 |
Surviving Examples |
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) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
B-78 View |
Class I3 4-4-2 Tank Locomotive kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F140 View |
SR (Ex-LB&SCR) Class I3 4-4-2T body kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F174 View |
SR I3 Class 4-4-2T Body Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |