LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106

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43106 in service

43106 is the only surviving example of an LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway IvattHenry George Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1946-1948. CME of BR (London Midland Region) 1948-1951 Class 4 2-6-0 Mogul. These locomotives were mainly designed for medium freight work but were also widely used on secondary passenger services. They were classified as 4MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. by BRBritish Rail or British Railways. The unusual design with raised running plates led to members of the class being referred to by nicknames such as “Doodlebug” or “Flying Pig”.

Although an LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway design, 43106 was built after nationalisation by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at the former LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway Darlington Works. The locomotive entered service at South Lynn, Norfolk in April 1951 where it remained for 5 years. Thereafter 43106 was mostly based in the East Midlands and Merseyside. Following a short spell at Carlisle, 43106 was withdrawn from service by BRBritish Rail or British Railways at at Lostock Hall, Preston in August 2008 after a relatively short working life of 17 years 2 months. [1]

43106 in preservation

43106 was one of the SVRSevern Valley Railway’s early locomotives, arriving ‘light engine’ direct from Lostock Hall in August 2008. It worked services on the official opening day in May 1970.

43106’s most recent overhaul was completed in 2009.

43106, affectionately referred to on the SVRSevern Valley Railway as “The Flying Pig”, is owned by the Ivatt Class 4 Group.

See also

Steam Locomotives
  1. BRDatabase retrieved 27 January 2015.