Metropolitan Railway D Class

Metropolitan Railway D Class

Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Sharp, Stewart and Company Serial number 4055–4056, 4075–4078 Build date 1895 Total produced 6

Specifications Configuration 2-4-0T UIC class 1′B n2t Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Fuel type Coal

Career Operators Metropolitan Railway Numbers 71–76[1] Disposition All scrapped

The Metropolitan Railway D Class was a group of six 2-4-0T tank engines built for the Metropolitan Railway in 1894-1895 by Sharp, Stewart and Company.

Overview

Two locomotives were used on the Verney Junction-Aylesbury section. The other four ran between Aylesbury and Baker Street and were fitted with condensing apparatus, but this was later removed.^[2]

Withdrawal

From 1920 the class was withdrawn. Some were sold, others scrapped. None were preserved.^[1]

References

1. Casserley, H.C. (1977). The Later Years of Metropolitan Steam. Truro: D.Bradford Barton. p. 7. ISBN 0-85153-327-2.
2. Day, J. and Fenton, W. The Last Drop - London Transport Steam 1863-1971, London Transport Publications 1971, P.14

External links

• http://www.railwayarchive.org.uk/stories/getobjectstory.php?rnum=L2597&enum=LE130&pnum=13&maxp=18