32424 Beachy Head, LBSCR H2 Atlantic (new build)

Running number (BR/operator)	32424
Name	Beachy Head
Locomotive class	LBSCR H2 Class Atlantic
Power type	Steam
Current location	Bluebell Railway
Owner / preservation society	Bluebell Railway / Beachy Head Project
Operating status	Heritage railway service / cycles
Current livery	LBSCR umber
Year built	1911

A preserved lbscr h2 locomotive, built in 1911.

Last recorded as based at the Bluebell Railway, owned by Bluebell Railway / Beachy Head Project. Operating status: Under construction / restoration. Current livery: LBSCR umber.

Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.

Additional notes

Status last confirmed August 2026. Subject to verification.

New build, but around a genuine period boiler. The project became possible in 1986 when an ex-Great Northern Railway Atlantic boiler was found in a factory in Essex in excellent condition. Marsh had been Ivatt’s chief assistant on the GNR and drew the H2 closely on the GNR Class C1, so the boilers are near-identical; an ex-LB&SCR B4 tender chassis was also used. The locomotive entered service on the Bluebell Railway on 18 August 2024 after 24 years’ work, and is the only operational standard gauge Atlantic in the world.