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

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in 1894-1895 by Sharp, Stewart and Company.

Overview

Two locomotives were used on the

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section. The other four ran between Aylesbury and

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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The class was withdrawn starting in 1920.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.

References

External links

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