Steam Train Post 18 LBSCR A1X Class 55 Stepney

Stepney at Horsted Keynes with sister engine 672 Fenchurch.

 

As we continued on  the history train journey, we arrived at our 18th stop. With this train trip, we leave the California, USA and return back across the Atlantic Ocean to London England to on of my favorite railways, the London Brighton & South Coast Railroad to see their A1X Class 55 Stepney. Stepney is among her sisters doing preservation work at the Bluebell Railway.

LB&SCR A1X 55 Stepney

1. Railroad/Basic: LB&SCR {London Brighton & South Coast Railway}

2. Engine: Tank Engine

3. Designer: William Stroudley

4. Builder: Brighton Works

5. Built (Year): 

1. December 21th,1875 (As A1)

2. Sometime in 1912 was rebuilt (Into A1X)

3. 50 Locomotives 

6. Withdrawn: 

1.  1901-1904 => 11 Locomotives 

2. Several locomotives were sold off

7. Number of Wheels: 6 wheels

8. Configuration: 0-6-0T

9. Top Speed: 60 mph/96 kph

10. Preserved: 

1. Real Life: 10 locomotives 

2. Fictional 1 locomotive (Stepney)

Thomas and Friends Stepney