The LTSR 37 class was a class of 4-4-2T suburban tank engines built for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway

London, Tilbury and Southend Railway

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway is an English railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with northeast London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex. It is currently known as the Essex Thameside Route by Network Rail...

 in 1897–98. They were designed by Thomas Whitelegg

Thomas Whitelegg

Thomas Whitelegg was born around 1836-7 in Manchester England, Thomas died at his home in Highgate village in London on 30 March 1911, aged 74. Thomas was the Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon and Marine Superintendent for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway which today is known as c2c...

 as a development of the earlier LT&SR 1 Class

LT&SR 1 Class

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 1 class was a class of 4-4-2T suburban tank engines. Thirty-six were built between 1880–1892, by Sharp, Stewart and Company and Nasmyth, Wilson and Company...

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History

Six locomotives were built by Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1897, with a further six being built by Dübs and Company

Dûbs and Company

Dübs & Co. was a locomotive works in Glasgow, Scotland, founded by Henry Dübs in 1863 and based at the Queens Park Works in Polmadie. In 1903 it became part of the North British Locomotive Company.-Preserved locomotives:...

 the following year. The LTSR numbered the locomotives 37–48 and named them after places in Essex, near the LTSR route. After the LTSR was absorbed by the Midland Railway

Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....

 in 1912, they were renumbered 2146–2157 and their names were removed. The Midland gave them the power classification 3P. All passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...

 in 1923 on grouping

Railways Act 1921

The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...

, and initially carried their MR number in LMS service. However, in 1930 they were renumbered 2135–2146, and in 1947 were to be again renumbered 1953–1964, however none had been by nationalisation, and so they were renumbered by British Railways directly to 41953–41964. They were withdrawn between 1951–1952, and none survived into preservation.

Four more locomotives of a similar class, the LT&SR 79 Class

LT&SR 79 Class

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 79 Class is a class of 4-4-2T suburban tank engines. They were designed by Thomas Whitelegg, as a development of the earlier 37 Class....

, were built in 1909.

List of locomotives

LTSR No.	LTSR Name	Builder	Built	MR No.	LMS 1923 No.	LMS 1930 No.	BR No.	Withdrawn
37	Woodgrange	SS 4245	1897	2146	2146	2135	41953	1951
38	Westcliff Westcliff-on-Sea Westcliff-on-Sea is a suburb of Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort in the East of England and unitary authority in Essex. It is situated on the northern bank of the Thames Estuary and about 34 miles east of London.-Geography:...	SS 4246	1897	2147	2147	2136	41954	1951
39	Forest Gate Forest Gate Forest Gate is a residential area in the London Borough of Newham, 7 miles northeast of Charing Cross. It is bordered by Manor Park to the east and and to the west lies Stratford town centre. The northern half of the busy Green Street runs through it.-History:...	SS 4247	1897	2148	2148	2137	41955	1951
40	Benfleet	SS 4248	1897	2149	2149	2138	41956	1951
41	Leytonstone Leytonstone Leytonstone is an area of east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is a high density suburban area, located seven miles north east of Charing Cross in the ceremonial county of Greater London and the historic county of Essex...	SS 4249	1897	2150	2150	2139	41957	1951
42	East Horndon East Horndon East Horndon is a village in the south of the Brentwood borough of Essex and in the East of England. It is situated just south of the A127 road near Herongate...	SS 4250	1897	2151	2151	2140	41958	1951
43	Great Ilford Ilford Ilford is a large cosmopolitan town in East London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It forms a significant commercial and retail...	Dübs 3666	1898	2152	2152	2141	41959	1951
44	Prittlewell Prittlewell Prittlewell is an area of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. Historically, Prittlewell is the original town, Southend being the south end of Prittlewell.Originally a Saxon village, Prittlewell is centred on St...	Dübs 3667	1898	2153	2153	2142	41960	1951
45	Shoeburyness Shoeburyness Shoeburyness is a town in southeast Essex, England, situated at the mouth of the river Thames Estuary. It is within the borough of Southend-on-Sea, and is situated at the far east of the borough, around east of Southend town centre...	Dübs 3668	1898	2154	2154	2143	41961	1952
46	Southchurch Southchurch Southchurch is now part of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. However, it was an independent parish until 1894 and has a documented history going back to the ninth century AD....	Dübs 3669	1898	2155	2155	2144	41962	1951
47	Stratford Stratford, London Stratford is a place in the London Borough of Newham, England. It is located east northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an agrarian settlement in the ancient parish of West Ham, which transformed into an industrial suburb...	Dübs 3670	1898	2156	2156	2145	41963	1951
48	Little Ilford Little Ilford Little Ilford is a district of London, England in the London Borough of Newham and the name of a ward in that borough.-Locale:It is located near to Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge...	Dübs 3671	1899	2157	2157	2146	41964	1951