SR USA Class

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The Southern Railway USA Class was a class of 14 (plus 1 used for spares) ex-United States Army Transportation Corps S100 Class steam locomotives built by Vulcan Iron Works.

They were used for shunting Southampton Docks and replaced elderly LSWR B4 Class 0-4-0T. Various modifications were made to them.

They were replaced by British Rail Class 07 (introduced 1962), but nine remained in departmenta and five survived until the end of steam on the Southern Region in 1967.

[edit] Preservation

Four examples have been preserved in England:

• 30064 Bluebell Railway
• 30065 Kent and East Sussex Railway
• 30070 Kent and East Sussex Railway
• 30072 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

plus 2 ex-JZ Class 62 locomotives, built to a broadly similar design.

[edit] Fiction

In Thomas the Tank Engine, there is a SR USA Class named Rosie.

[edit] External links

• http://www.semg.org.uk/steam/usa_01.html
• http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/cgi-bin/rlylocos?NO=&NA=&CL=USA&CO=ANY&BL=&WN=&LO=
• http://www.kesr-operating.org.uk/LocoTrust.htm

Locomotives of the Southern Railway v • d • e
Maunsell:	H15 - Lord Nelson - N15 (King Arthur) - N15X - Q - V (Schools) - U - U1 - W - Z
Bulleid:	Leader - Merchant Navy - Q1 - USA - West Country/Battle of Britain
Diesels:	10201 to 10203
Locomotives of:	BR (steam) • GWR • LMS • LNER