4-4-0 Class 4P Compound MR/LMS Profile and Models

4-4-0 Class 4P Compound MR/LMS

935 ascending the Lickey incline in July 1948. ©Ben Brooksbank

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Compound 4-4-0 was a class of steam locomotive designed for passenger work. One hundred and ninety five engines were built by the LMS, adding to the 45 Midland Railway 1000 Class, to which they were almost identical. The most obvious difference is that the driving wheel diameter was reduced in size from the Midland Railwy version. The class were withdrawn between 1952 and 1961. None have survived into preservation, though the first of the Midland 1000 Class engines has.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

LMS Derby Works
LMS Horwich Works
North British Locomotive Co
Vulcan Foundry

Build Date

1924 to 1932

Total Built

195

Tractive Effort

22,650 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-4-0

Operated By

London, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Passenger Services

In Service Until

1961

Surviving Examples

0