LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T

The Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T was a class of light mixed traffic steam tank locomotives introduced in 1946 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The operating department wanted a new small class 2 engine to replace various elderly tank engines, and George Ivatt, noting the success of the Great Western 4500 and 4575 Prairie tanks, designed it with self-emptying ashpans and rocking grates, which were labour saving devices. A tender version, the Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0, was also built. Ten were built by the LMS and numbered 1200 to 1209, and British Railways built a further 120, numbered 41210 to 41329, mostly at Crewe, with fifty fitted for push-pull working. The design was the basis of the BR Standard Class 2 2-6-2T. The class was withdrawn between 1962 and 1967, and four engines survive.