LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway

Bournville Shed: mrb690

LMSR 2P 4-4-2T No 2099 is fully coaled up and in steam at Bournville on Wednesday 17th July 1935. Built in October 1900 by Sharp Stewart & Company of Glasgow for the London Tilbury & Southend Railway, it entered service as their No 58 "Hornsey Road". It was one of eighteen engines known as the 51 class, all of which carried names. The Midland Railway took over the LTSR in 1912 and renumbered its engines. No 58 became their No 2165. ,The LMSR further renumbered the former LTSR 51 class engines in 1927/1928. No 2165 then became No 2099. It was transferred to the Birmingham area in 1934/5, following the introduction of new LMSR 2-6-4Ts onto the Tilbury line, along with others of its class, all retaining their Westinghouse brakes.. They were temporary replacements for the troubled ex MR 0-6-4Ts, pending the introduction of new LMSR tanks to the area. In 1948 No 2099, by then at Rotherham shed, was allocated British Railways No 41917, but this was never carried. It was withdrawn in March 1951 from Nottingham shed and broken up in April at Crewe.

John Dews

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