The Metropolitan Railway D Class was a group of six locomotives built for the

Metropolitan Railway The Metropolitan Railway (also known as the Met) was a passenger and goods railway that served London from 1863 to 1933, its main line heading north-west from the capital's financial heart in the City to what were to become the Middlesex su ...

in 1894-1895 by

Sharp, Stewart and Company Sharp, Stewart and Company was a steam locomotive manufacturer, originally based in Manchester, England. The company was established in 1843 following the dissolution of Sharp, Roberts & Co.. In 1888, it relocated to Glasgow, Scotland, where it ...

Overview

Two locomotives were used on the Verney Junction-

Aylesbury Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Waterside Theatre. It is located in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wycombe and Milt ...

section. The other four ran between Aylesbury and

Baker Street Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. It is named after builder James Baker. The area was originally high class residential, but now is mainly occupied by commercial premises. The street is ...

and were fitted with condensing apparatus, but this was later removed.Day, J. and Fenton, W. ''The Last Drop - London Transport Steam 1863-1971'', London Transport Publications 1971, P.14

Withdrawal

The class was withdrawn starting in 1920. Some were sold, while others were scrapped, but none were ultimately preserved.

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External links

* http://www.railwayarchive.org.uk/stories/getobjectstory.php?rnum=L2597&enum=LE130&pnum=13&maxp=18 D 2-4-0T locomotives 1B n2t locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1895 Sharp Stewart locomotives Standard-gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain Scrapped locomotives Condensing steam locomotives {{England-steam-loco-stub