The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class L1 was a class of 2-6-4T type steam locomotives designed by Edward Thompson. The prototype no. 9000 was built in 1945, but the remaining 99 were bui
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-6-4 locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.
LNER Thompson Class L1
…The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class L1 was a class of 2-6-4T type steam locomotives designed by Edward Thompson. The prototype no. 9000 was built in 1945, but the remaining 99 were built under British Railways…