LB&SCR Marsh H2 4-4-2 Atlantics

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway H2 class was a class of 4-4-2 steam locomotives for express passenger work. They were designed when D. E. Marsh was officially Locomotive Superintendent, and were built at Brighton Works in 1911 and 1912
During 1911 D. E. Marsh was on leave of absence due to sickness, and his assistant Lawson Billinton was granted authority to construct a further six 4-4-2 'Atlantic' locomotives similar to the Marsh H1 class but incorporating the Schmidt superheater.
The new H2 class locomotives built by Brighton railway works and introduced between June 1911 and January 1912. They were an immediate success and shared with the H1 class the London to Brighton express trains including the heavily loaded Pullman services the Brighton Limited, and the Southern Belle, which the LB&SCR described as "the most luxurious train in the World".
As with the non-superheated class they were gradually replaced on the London-Brighton express trains in 1925/6 by the "King Arthur" and "River" classes, but there was still plenty of work for them on other express services, including boat trains connecting with the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry service. At the same time they were all named after geographical features of the south coast.
Following the cessation of the cross-channel ferries after 1940, as a result of the Second World War, the class were left with little work to do and several were put into store or else moved to miscellaneous duties in southern England. The H2 class however returned to the boat trains after the end of the war and continued until the mid-1950s
One member of the class was withdrawn in 1949, but the remainder continued in regular use until 1956. The last survivor was withdrawn in April 1958








32421 South Foreland Bournemouth c1953





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LB&SCR D.E.Marsh H2 4-4-2 Atlantic - Railway-Photography
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32422 North Foreland Brighton 17th June 1956 Marsh H2 4-4-2








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32424 Beachy Head





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32424 Beachy Head February 1952
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32424 Beachy Head February 1952






32425 Trevose Head Brighton





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Some tours featuring the H2 Class








32424 Beachy Head LCGB Southern Counties Limited 24th February 1957





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32424 Beachy Head RCTS Sussex Coast Limited 13th April 1958




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32425 Trevose Head Portsmouth Stephenson Locomotive Society Portsmouth Special 3rd May 1953








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