| LB&SCR A1X Class 55 Stepney | |
|---|---|
| Stepney at Horsted Keynes with sister engine 672 Fenchurch. | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | William Stroudley |
| Builder | Brighton works |
| Build date | 1875 |
| Configuration | 0-6-0T |
| Career | LB&SCR, Southern Railway British Railways Bluebell Railway |
| Class | LBSC: A1X |
| Power class | BR: 0P |
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway A1X Class number 55 Stepney is a preserved steam locomotive based at the Bluebell Railway in East and West Sussex, England. Stepney is well known as the first standard gauge engine to be based at the Bluebell Railway, arriving by rail on 17th May 1960. Stepney was featured in the Railway Series book 'Stepney The "Bluebell" Engine'. The junior (8 years old and under) membership scheme of the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society is known as the Stepney Club.
Stepney re-entered service on the Bluebell in May 2010 after a fast track overhaul and will be used on light duties until its poor mechanical condition neccesitates withdrawal for overhaul again. Stepney currently wears the lined black livery that was carried during the first (1960) season on the Bluebell.