The most obvious difference is that the driving wheel diameter was reduced from 7 ft 0 in (2.134 m) on the Midland locomotive to 6 ft 9 in (2.057 m) on the LMS version. They were given the …

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 2-6-4T was a class of steam locomotive passenger tank engine designed by Henry Fowler. 42421 at Hibel Road station in 1959 - this …

Sir William Stanier's London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Class 4P 2-Cylinder 2-6-4T was a class of 206 steam locomotive built between 1935 and 1943. They were based on his …

The LMS 4P Class was a series of 2-6-4T steam locomotives that were built for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway by Derby Works. Most of the class were used on longer …

They were excellent and popular engines and became the first in a long line of 2-6-4T locomotives to be built. The 42300 class had parallel boilers whilst all of the later designs had taper boilers. …

In the early years of the LMS, the 4P 4-4-0’s were the main express locomotive type available on some major routes. With Stanier’s arrival, they were quickly replaced by Jubilee’s and then …

The 2-6-4T design that was to become a BR standard many years later was first introduced on the LMS by Fowler in 1927 as a locomotive for general passenger train usage with the 42300 …

The Stanier 4P 2-6-4T’s were the third evolution in the standard LMS large passenger tank family. They were a simplified version of the 3 cylinder tanks as it was found the central cylinder was …

The LMS Fowler class 4P was the first in a series of 2-6-4T tank locomotives designed for long-distance commuter services. It was introduced in 1927 by Henry Fowler and formed the basis …

Designed for passenger service through-out areas served by the combined LMS, 4P’s were often double-headed where loads dictated, primarily as the LMS had a shortage of larger and heavy …