LT&SR 1 Class

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William Adams/Thomas Whitelegg
Builder	Sharp, Stewart & Co.,; Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.
Build date	1880–1892
Total produced	36

LT&SR 1 class
LT&SR 1 class
	Works photograph of the LT&SR 1 Class built by Sharp, Stewart & Co.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William Adams/Thomas Whitelegg
Builder	Sharp, Stewart & Co.,; Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.
Build date	1880–1892
Total produced	36
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-2T
• UIC	2′B1 n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 1 in (940 mm)
Driver dia.	6 ft 0 in (1,830 mm)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 1 in (940 mm)
Wheelbase	8,940 mm (29.331 ft)
Length	11,200 mm (36.745 ft)
Height	3,996 mm (13.110 ft)
Adhesive weight	32.7 tonnes (32.2 long tons; 36.0 short tons)
Loco weight	58.60 long tons (59.54 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2.0 tonnes (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons)
Water cap.	5.9 tonnes (5.8 long tons; 6.5 short tons)
Firebox:
• Grate area	17 square feet (1.6 m2)
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface	1,020 square feet (95 m2)
• Tubes	85.5 m2 (920 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	13,998 lbf (62.3 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	LTSR; MR; LMS;
Power class	MR/LMS/BR: 1P
Number in class	1 January 1923: 36; 1 January 1948: 0
Nicknames	"Tilbury tank"
Withdrawn	1929–1936
Disposition	All scrapped

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.

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