LSWR T1 class

LSWR T1 class

T1 class Nº 1 at Winchester (City) station, October 1947
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer William Adams
Builder LSWR Nine Elms Locomotive Works
Build date 1888–1896
Total produced 50
Specifications
Configuration 0-4-4T
UIC class B2'nt
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 5 ft 7 in (1.702 m)
Trailing dia 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Wheelbase 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
Length 35 ft 1 12 in (10.71 m)
Axle load 18.50 long tons (18.80 t)
Adhesive weight 35.95 long tons (36.53 t)
Loco weight 55.00 long tons (55.88 t)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 2.00 long tons (2.03 t)
Water cap 1,200 imperial gallons (5,500 l; 1,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 17,099 lbf (76.1 kN)
Career
Operators LSWR · SR · BR
Class T1
Power class LSWR/SR: K, BR: 1P
Withdrawn 1931–1951
Disposition All but a single boiler scrapped

The London and South Western Railway T1 class was a class of fifty 0-4-4T steam tank locomotives designed for suburban passenger work, designed by William Adams and built between 1888–1896.

The class were numbered 1–20, 61–80 and 358–367. In typical London and South Western Railway fashion, they reused the numbers of retired or duplicated engines. The class remained largely intact until the 1930s, being scheduled to be withdrawn by 1940, however due the Second World War a few remained in traffic (around eight examples) until the early British Railways years, the final one (30007) being withdrawn in May 1951.

OrderYearQuantityLSWR numbersNotes
T1
1888
10
61–70
D2
1889
10
71–80
F6
1894
10
1–10
S6
1895
10
11–20
A7
1896
10
358–367

No complete T1 locomotives were saved for preservation, however a boiler from a withdrawn locomotive was found in a factory in Essex and was subsequently purchased for use on a 'new' T1 locomotive. Since September 2004, this boiler has been stored on the Avon Valley Railway.

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