LSWR H16 class
| LSWR H16 class | |
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H16 class 4-6-2T No. 30517 takes an empty stock train from Waterloo through Vauxhall on Saturday 25 August 1962 | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | LSWR Eastleigh Works |
| Build date | November 1921 – February 1922 |
| Total produced | 5 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 4-6-2T |
| UIC classification | 2′C1′ h2t |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Leading wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
| Driver diameter | 5 ft 7 in (1.702 m) |
| Trailing wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
| Length | 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m) |
| Width | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
| Height | 13 ft 3 1⁄4 in (4.04 m) |
| Axle load | 19.80 long tons (20.12 t) |
| Locomotive weight | 96.40 long tons (97.95 t) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Fuel capacity | 3.50 long tons (3.56 t) |
| Water capacity | 2,000 imp gal (9,100 l; 2,400 US gal) |
| Boiler pressure | 180 psi (1.24 MPa) |
| Firegrate area | 27 sq ft (2.5 m2) |
| Heating surface: – Tubes and flues | 1,267 sq ft (117.7 m2) |
| – Firebox | 139 sq ft (12.9 m2) |
| Superheater type | Eastleigh (later Maunsell) |
| Superheater area | 231 sq ft (21.5 m2) |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 21 in × 28 in (533 mm × 711 mm) |
| Performance figures | |
| Tractive effort | 28,200 lbf (125.4 kN) |
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| Class | LSWR / SR: H16 |
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| Nicknames | Green Tanks |
| Withdrawn | 1962 |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
The LSWR H16 class were five 4-6-2 tank locomotives designed by Robert Urie for the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1921–1922.
Background
As part of the project to construct a marshalling yard at Feltham, Urie produced two locomotive designs, the G16 “Black Tanks” to shunt the new yard, and the H16 “Green Tanks” to work transfer freights to the London area yards of the other railway companies.
Construction history
| Year | Order | Quantity | LSWR numbers | Notes |
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Livery and numbering
LSWR and Southern Railway
When originally built they were numbered 516–520. On passing to the Southern Railway, they had their LSWR numbers prefixed with an ‘E’. The locomotives lost the prefix between 1931–32. The Southern Railway painted the H16 class in passenger green paint, rather than goods engine black.[1]
Post-1948 (nationalisation)
All five engines were passed to British Railway who renumbered them 30516–30520. All were withdrawn in 1962, and scrapped.
References
Notes
- ↑ Russell (1991). p. 262
Bibliography
- Russell, J.H (1991). A Pictorial Record of Southern Locomotives. OPC Haynes. pp. 262–263.
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