4-4-2T Class I3 LBSCR Profile and Models

4-4-2T Class I3 LBSCR

32078 at Brighton Locomotive Yard in March 1950. ©Ben Brooksbank

The LB&SCR I3 class was a class of 4-4-2 steam tank locomotives designed by D. E. Marsh for suburban passenger service on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. After introducing two unsuccessful designs of 4-4-2 tank locomotive with the I1 and I2 classes, Douglas Earle Marsh learned a lesson and provided a new design with a far larger firebox in the form of the I3 class. At the time of its introduction locomotive engineers were beginning to take an interest in superheating and Marsh therefore ordered two locomotives from Brighton Works for comparative purposes, one with a traditional saturated boiler and one incorporating the Schmidt superheater. Both varieties of the I3 class proved themselves to be excellent locomotives but the superheated versions were significantly cheaper to run on express trains. All were withdrawn between January 1950 and May 1952, having all completed very high mileages. No example has been preserved.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Brighton Works

Build Date

1907 to 1913

Total Built

27

Tractive Effort

16,700 lbf to 22,100 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-4-2T

Operated By

London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Suburban Passenger

In Service Until

1952

Surviving Examples

0

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits No image available Requires assembly Not set B-78
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Class I3 4-4-2 Tank Locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits No image available Requires assembly Not set F140
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SR (Ex-LB&SCR) Class I3 4-4-2T body kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits F174 SR I3 Class 4-4-2T Body Kit Requires assembly Not set F174
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SR I3 Class 4-4-2T Body Kit Awaiting Categorisation