The LT&SR 69 class was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives designed for freight work on 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...

. Six were initially built in 1903 to the design of 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...

, four more followed in 1908, and a further four in 1912, after the LT&SR's takeover 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....

 (MR) in that year, giving a total of 14. The Midland renumbered them 2180-93, and all entered LMS stock upon the grouping of 1923. The LMS renumbered them 2220-33 in 1923, but then took them back to 2180-93 in 1939. In 1947 they were again renumbered 1980-93 by the LMS, and in 1948 all were acquired by British Railways. BR added 40000 to their numbers so they became 41980-93. Withdrawals started in 1958, and by 1959 all but 41981 had gone. The last engine was withdrawn in 1962. None was preserved.

List of locomotives

LTSR No.	LTSR Name	Builder	Built	MR No.	LMS 1923 No.	LMS 1939 No.	LMS 1947 No.	BR No.	Withdrawn
69	Corringham Corringham, Essex Corringham is a small English town within the unitary authority of Thurrock and one of the traditional parishes. It is situated in the east of the borough of Thurrock and has over time come to be considered an area within the larger neighbouring town of Stanford-Le-Hope. The parish church...	NBL 15750	1903	2180	2220	2180	1980	41980	1958
70	Basildon Basildon Basildon is a town located in the Basildon District of the county of Essex, England.It lies east of Central London and south of the county town of Chelmsford...	NBL 15751	1903	2181	2221	2181	1981	41981	1962
71	Wakering	NBL 15752	1903	2182	2222	2182	1982	41982	1959
72	Hadleigh Hadleigh, Essex Hadleigh is a town in southeast Essex, England, on the A13 between Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea with a population of about 18,300.-History:Hadleigh is known for its castle, and the country park that surrounds it. The castle has been a romantic ruin for a few hundred years, but parts of two towers are...	NBL 15753	1903	2183	2223	2183	1983	41983	1959
73	Cranham	NBL 15754	1903	2184	2224	2184	1984	41984	1959
74	Orsett Orsett Orsett is a village and ecclesiastical parish located within Thurrock unitary district in Essex, England, situated around 5 km north-east of Grays...	NBL 15755	1903	2185	2225	2185	1985	41985	1959
75	Canvey Island Canvey Island Canvey Island is a civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in England. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks...	NBL	1908	2186	2226	2186	1986	41986	1959
76	Dunton	NBL	1908	2187	2227	2187	1987	41987	1959
77	Fobbing Fobbing Fobbing is a small village in Thurrock, Essex, England and one of Thurrock's traditional parishes. It is located between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope....	NBL	1908	2188	2228	2188	1988	41988	1958
78	Dagenham Dock Dagenham Dock Dagenham Dock is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in London, England. It is located to the south of Dagenham and on the River Thames. It was once the site of a large coaling port and continues to be the location of a small terminal licensed to handle coal off-loading...	NBL	1908	2189	2229	2189	1989	41989	1958
—	—	BP 5604	1912	2190	2330	2190	1990	41993	1959
—	—	BP 5605	1912	2191	2331	2191	1991	41993	1959
—	—	BP 5606	1912	2192	2332	2192	1992	41993	1959
—	—	BP 5607	1912	2193	2333	2193	1993	41993	1959

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• A photo of 73 Cranham is about a fifth of the way down this page