# LT&SR 1 Class

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 1 class was a class of 4-4-2T suburban tank engines. Thirty-six were built between 1880–1892, by Sharp, Stewart and Company and Nasmyth, Wilson and Company. They were the first locomotives owned by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and were the first 4-4-2T locomotives to operate in Britain.

## Background

Prior to 3 July 1880, all train services on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) had been run by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) under contract. An injunction prevented the GER from building locomotives for the LT&SR after this date. The railway therefore approached William Adams, a former locomotive superintendent of the GER, then working for the London and South Western Railway who supervised the new design which was officially ascribed to Thomas Whitelegg.

## Design

The design was based on William Adams's 46 class 4-4-0T but with 6 ft 1 in (1.854 m) driving wheels and an extended coal bunker supported by a radial axle making them the first 4-4-2 tanks to be used in the United Kingdom.
Eighteen locomotives were built by Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1880-1881, followed by a further twelve in 1885, and a final batch of six by Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. in 1895. They were used on the railway's commuter services between London Fenchurch Street railway station and Upminster, Southend and Tilbury. The class proved successful and most survived in service for fifty years or more. One member of this class was recorded as having hauled a train of 240 t (236 long tons; 265 short tons) at an average of 82.2 km/h (51.1 mph) to Southend with water taken during runs.

## Numbering

On the LTSR they were numbered 1–36 and named for places on or near their railway line. In 1912, the LTSR was absorbed by the Midland Railway and the locomotives were renumbered 2110–2145 and the names removed. At the grouping in 1923, all passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and at first retained their former MR numbers. However between 1923 and 1927 twenty-five were progressively renumbered—2110–19 to 2200–09 in 1923, 2120–24 to 2210–14 in 1925, and 2125–34 to 2190–99. In 1930, all 36 were renumbered in the 2056–2091 range.
Retirements started in 1929, and by 1936, all had been withdrawn and scrapped.

## Fleet details

| LTSR No. | LTSR Name | Builder | Built | MR No. & 1st LMS No. | LMS 1923–27 Renumber | LMS 1930 No. | Withdrawn |
| 1 | Southend | Sharp Stewart 2880 | 1880 | 2110 | 2200 | 2077 | 1930 |
| 2 | Gravesend | Sharp Stewart 2881 | 1880 | 2111 | 2201 | 2078 | 1935 |
| 3 | Tilbury | Sharp Stewart 2882 | 1880 | 2112 | 2202 | 2079 | 1935 |
| 4 | Bromley | Sharp Stewart 2883 | 1880 | 2113 | 2203 | 2080 | 1932 |
| 5 | Plaistow | Sharp Stewart 2884 | 1880 | 2114 | 2204 | 2081 | 1930 |
| 6 | Upton Park | Sharp Stewart 2885 | 1880 | 2115 | 2205 | 2082 | 1933 |
| 7 | Barking | Sharp Stewart 2886 | 1880 | 2116 | 2206 | 2083 | 1935 |
| 8 | Rainham | Sharp Stewart 2887 | 1880 | 2117 | 2207 | 2084 | 1933 |
| 9 | Tilbury Docks | Sharp Stewart 2888 | 1880 | 2118 | 2208 | 2085 | 1930 |
| 10 | Grays | Sharp Stewart 2889 | 1880 | 2119 | 2209 | 2086 | 1930 |
| 11 | Stanford | Sharp Stewart 2890 | 1880 | 2120 | 2210 | 2087 | 1930 |
| 12 | Pitsea | Sharp Stewart 2891 | 1880 | 2121 | 2211 | 2088 | 1930 |
| 13 | Black Horse Road | Sharp Stewart 2969 | 1881 | 2122 | 2212 | 2089 | 1932 |
| 14 | Leigh | Sharp Stewart 2970 | 1881 | 2123 | 2213 | 2090 | 1935 |
| 15 | East Ham | Sharp Stewart 2971 | 1881 | 2124 | 2214 | 2091 | 1933 |
| 16 | Low Street | Sharp Stewart 3018 | 1881 | 2125 | 2190 | 2067 | 1934 |
| 17 | Thames Haven | Sharp Stewart 3019 | 1881 | 2126 | 2191 | 2068 | 1935 |
| 18 | Burdett Road | Sharp Stewart 3020 | 1881 | 2127 | 2192 | 2069 | 1930 |
| 19 | Dagenham | Sharp Stewart 3217 | 1884 | 2128 | 2193 | 2070 | 1935 |
| 20 | Hornchurch | Sharp Stewart 3218 | 1884 | 2129 | 2194 | 2071 | 1932 |
| 21 | Upminster | Sharp Stewart 3219 | 1884 | 2130 | 2195 | 2072 | 1932 |
| 22 | Commercial Road | Sharp Stewart 3220 | 1885 | 2131 | 2196 | 2073 | 1935 |
| 23 | Laindon | Sharp Stewart 3221 | 1885 | 2132 | 2197 | 2074 | 1930 |
| 24 | Ockendon | Sharp Stewart 3222 | 1885 | 2133 | 2198 | 2075 | 1935 |
| 25 | Stifford | Sharp Stewart 3223 | 1885 | 2134 | 2199 | 2076 | 1935 |
| 26 | West Thurrock | Sharp Stewart 3224 | 1885 | 2135 | — | 2056 | 1932 |
| 27 | Whitechapel | Sharp Stewart 3225 | 1885 | 2136 | — | 2057 | 1932 |
| 28 | Romford | Sharp Stewart 3226 | 1885 | 2137 | — | 2058 | 1935 |
| 29 | Stepney | Sharp Stewart 3227 | 1885 | 2138 | — | 2059 | 1932 |
| 30 | Fenchurch | Sharp Stewart 3228 | 1885 | 2139 | — | 2060 | 1934 |
| 31 | St. Pancras | Nasmyth Wilson 425 | 1892 | 2140 | — | 2061 | 1933 |
| 32 | Leyton | Nasmyth Wilson 426 | 1892 | 2141 | — | 2062 | 1933 |
| 33 | Wanstead | Nasmyth Wilson 427 | 1892 | 2142 | — | 2063 | 1935 |
| 34 | Tottenham | Nasmyth Wilson 428 | 1892 | 2143 | — | 2064 | 1930 |
| 35 | West Ham | Nasmyth Wilson 429 | 1892 | 2144 | — | 2065 | 1933 |
| 36 | Walthamstow | Nasmyth Wilson 430 | 1892 | 2145 | — | 2066 | 1932 |