LMS Class 2P 4-4-0

The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Class 2P 4-4-0 represents a notable class of steam locomotives designed primarily for light passenger duties. Introduced in 1928, this class was an evolution of the Midland Railway 483 Class, featuring modified dimensions and reduced boiler mountings. In 1933, locomotives numbered 633 and 653 were equipped with Dabeg feedwater heaters. Following nationalisation in 1948, British Railways prefixed the remaining 136 engines with “40000” to their numbers. Gradual withdrawals occurred between 1954 and 1962, leading to the eventual scrapping of all locomotives in this class.

On January 1st, 1930, all S&D locomotives lost their identity and were absorbed into LMS stock for which new numbers were quickly allocated. S&D Nos.44, 45, and 46 became LMS Nos.633, 634, and 635 (taking the next vacant numbers after the most recently constructed LMS loco, No.632).

LHD with 6’9′ driving wheels

Fowler
6ft 9in driving wheels

40564
40700 WR Inspection Special, last to be built.

40563

  • 1950 09 01 Allocated to Templecome
  • 1953 10 09 Bath piloting 34044 ‘Woolacombe’ (Fowler Locomotives)
  • 1953 09 20 Bath Green Park shed (ColourRail)
  • 1960 09 03 Midford (ColourRail)1961 05 25 Bournemouth West (ColourRail)
  • 0000 00 00 Shepton Mallet (ColourRail)
  • 1962 05 00 Withdrawn from Templecombe

40564

  • 1950 09 01 Allocated to Templecome
  • 1955 06 25 Chilcompton (ColourRail)
  • 1961 00 00 Templecombe (ColourRail)
  • 1961 00 00 Templecombe (ColourRail)
  • 1961 07 01 Chilcompton (ColourRail)
  • 1961 07 15 Midford (ColourRail)
  • 0000 00 00 Bath Green Park Shed (ColourRail)
  • 0000 00 00 Bath Green Park (ColourRail)
  • 1962 02 00 Withdrawn from Templecombe Shed

40568

  • Bath Al. 01 09 1950
  • 1951 06 16 Lined BR Black
  • BGP L55/E55
  • Allocated to Templecombe in September 1953
  • Allocated to Bath Green Park in January 1954
  • Allocated to Templecombe in September 1955
  • Allocated to Bescot in February 1959.

40569

  • Bath Al. 01 09 1950
  • Allocated to Templecombe in September 1953
  • Allocated to Bath Green Park in January 1954
  • Allocated to Templecombe in June 1955
  • Withdrawn from Templecombe in October 1961

40601

  • 1950 09 01 Allocated to Bath Green Park
  • 1953 09 00 Allocated to Templecombe
  • 1954 01 00 Allocated to Bath Green Park
  • 1955 06 00 Allocated to Templecombe
  • 1955 09 00 Allocated to Bath Green Park
  • 1956 00 00 Loaned to Highbridge to cover a locomotive shortage
  • 1959 12 00 Withdrawn from Bath Green Park

40634

  • 1928 00 00 Built for the S&D
  • Templecome Al. 01 09 1950
  • 1961 07 01 Templecombe Loco Yard P116 BRSSLv2
  • 1962 05 00 Withdrawn from Templecombe

40652

  • 1959 05 00 Allocated to Bath Green Park ex Crewe North
  • 1960 05 00 Withdrawn from Templecombe and sent to Derby for scrapping.

40696

  • Bath Al. 01 09 1950
  • BGP L55/E55
  • 1962 05 00 Withdrawn from Templecombe

40697

  • 1950 09 01 Allocated to Bath Green Park
  • 1962 02 00 Withdrawn from Bath Green Park

40698

  • Bath Al. 01 09 1950
  • BGP L55/E55
  • Withdrawn from Bath Green Park in August 1960.

40700

  • Bath Al. 01 09 1950
  • BGP L55/E55
  • 1962 07 00 Withdrawn from Bath Green Park

Modelling

Nigel Hunt

More Information

  • Author unknown. “The Midland And LMS 2P 4-4-0s.” BackTrack, April 2001, pp. 218-219.
  • Beattie, Iain. L.M.S.R. Locomotives To Scale. D. Bradford Barton Ltd., 1981, pp. 26-30.
  • Handley, Chris. “Locomotive Allocations of the S & D: The S&D 4-4-0 Tender Locomotives Part 1, The Early Years.” Bulletin, no. 128, May-June 1985, pp. 6-8.
  • Handley, Chris. “Locomotive Allocations of the S & D: The S&D 4-4-0 Tender Locomotives Part 2, The 1930s and 1940s.” Bulletin, no. 130, September-October 1985, pp. 4-5.
  • Handley, Chris. “Locomotive Allocations of the S & D: The S&D 4-4-0 Tender Locomotives Part 3, 1948-1962.” Bulletin, no. 132, January-February 1986, pp. 4-5.
  • Rutherford, M. “Profile: 2P Or Not 2P.” Modelling Railways Illustrated, vol. 3, no. 4, 1995, pp. 174-179.