Steam Locomotive Information

Here are the notes for London Midland & Scottish Railway No. 42968 (13268) (2968) , a 2-6-0 located in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. If you have additional information about this locomotive, and would like to share it, click the Add Note button.

Posted: Sep 1, 2025 @ 14:09:36 by Russell Newman
Following its visit to the Great Central Railway, the ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268, will visit the East Lancashire Railway for the very first time for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 17th to 19th of October 2025.

Posted: Aug 29, 2025 @ 12:08:58 by Russell Newman
The ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268, is visiting the Great Central Railway for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 2nd to 5th of October 2025. Which this will be No. 13268’s first visit to another preserved railway away from the Severn Valley Railway following her return to steam from her recent overhaul completed in 2023.

Posted: Jun 20, 2025 @ 12:06:41 by Russell Newman
The ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268, is now back in service at the Severn Valley Railway following its winter maintenance which has seen the replacing of the hopper-type ashpan with a rake out type. Its owners the Stanier Mogul Fund says that the hopper one was problematic due to warping, which was caused by excess heat from the hot ash and this caused it to jam. For its upcoming part in the Greatest Gathering at Derby from the 1st to 3rd of August 2025, the locomotive will be moved to Derby via the mainline with a diesel hauling it there in late July 2025.

Posted: Mar 29, 2025 @ 09:03:25 by Russell Newman
The ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268, will be taking part on display with many other locomotives from around the UK at the Greatest Gathering at Litchurch Lane works in Derby, being billed as the biggest ever gathering of historic rail vehicles as part of the Railway 200 celebrations from the 1st to 3rd of August 2025. To mark 200 years of opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and 200 years of the modern railway we all know and use today.

Posted: Apr 8, 2024 @ 14:04:25 by Russell Newman
The ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268, will be the star of the show at the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Gala from the 18th to 21st of April 2024, as No. 13268’s re-entry into service is set to be a major highlight of the event. It will also be the first time the locomotive will make its debut into service in full LMS lined black livery it originally carried when it first entered service in 1934.

Posted: Mar 14, 2024 @ 12:03:55 by Russell Newman
The ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268, is in the final stages of being painted into its original LMS livery in the paint shops at Bridgnorth shed, and should be ready for its debut in her new livery at the Severn Valley Railway during their Spring Steam Gala from the 18th to 21st of April 2024.

Posted: Dec 2, 2023 @ 14:12:48 by Russell Newman
The ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268 (No. 2968) has re-entered service at the Severn Valley Railway, making her debut hauling passenger trains again over the Christmas season working their Enchanted Express trains.

Posted: Oct 20, 2023 @ 11:10:46 by Russell Newman
Now operational again following completion of its overhaul, the sole surviving ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268 (No. 2968) has undergone its first light engine test run on the Severn Valley Railway today. More testing and running in trials will follow before the locomotive enters service at the Severn Valley Railway soon.

Posted: Oct 17, 2023 @ 10:10:05 by Russell Newman
The overhaul on the sole surviving ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268 (No. 2968) has now been completed and was steamed for the first time since 2003. The locomotive is now operational and will soon start being tested and undergo running in trials before entering service at the Severn Valley Railway soon. No. 13268 will make her public debut in traffic at the Severn Valley Railway’s first ever Winter Steam Gala on the weekend of the 6th and 7th of January 2024.

Posted: Jul 15, 2023 @ 09:07:32 by Russell Newman
The overhaul on the sole surviving ex LMS ‘Stanier Mogul’ 2-6-0 No. 13268 is now in its final stages as the newly overhauled boiler has been fitted back into the frames and reassembly of the locomotive has now commenced. All being well, No. 13268 should be pulling trains at the Severn Valley Railway again later in the year.

Posted: Jan 6, 2007 @ 14:01:15 by Vincent Rossi
Here is the information on the LMS Stanier Mogul you have in the picture. The Stanier 2-6-0 was a dual purpose engine with 66 inch drivers. Stanier was the designer who later developed the famous Stanier "Black Five", a 4-6-0 that was also a dual purpose locomotive, larger and more powerful than the 2-6-0, from which it evolved. The specifications below come from the Wikipedia article on the Stanier Mogul. Power Classification: 4F when new, reclassified 5P4F in 1934, then 5P5F in 1938/9 and finally 5F in 1948. Introduced: 1933-1934 Designer: Sir William Stanier Weights: Loco - 69t 2cwt Tender - 42t 4cwt Driving Wheel: 5' 6" Boiler pressure: 225psi Cylinders (2): 18" x 28" Outside Tractive Effort: 26,290lbf Valve Gear: Walschaert (piston valves)


London Midland & Scottish Railway 2-6-0 No. 42968 (13268) (2968) Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK	Location: Severn Valley Railway Status: Operational