Lew (locomotive)

Southern Railway E188 Lew
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Manning Wardle, Leeds
Serial number 2042
Build date 1925
Specifications
Configuration 2-6-2T
Gauge 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm)
Leading dia 2 ft 0 in (0.610 m)
Driver diameter 2 ft 9 in (0.838 m)
Trailing dia 2 ft 0 in (0.610 m)
Wheelbase Coupled: 6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Total: 17 ft 9 in (5.410 m)
Length 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) over buffer beams
Width 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Height 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Loco weight 27.25 long tons (27.69 t; 30.52 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 8.85 sq ft (0.822 m2)
Heating surface 383 sq ft (35.58 m2)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 10.5 in × 16 in (267 mm × 406 mm)
Valve gear Joy
Career
Operators Southern Railway
Numbers E188
Locale Devon, South West England
Withdrawn November 1935
Disposition sold overseas, final destination and fate unknown

Lew was a Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built in 1925 for the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.

History

Lew, following L&B tradition, was named after one of the local rivers with a three-letter name, the River Lew.

Lew was similar in design to the previous Manning Wardle locomotives built for the L&B, the main difference being a redesigned cab to eliminate a smoke trap, and give more room to the crew. She was sold at auction along with other L&B equipment in November 1935, two months after the railway closed.[1] However, she was purchased in December by a dismantler and was used to remove the line until July 1936.

In September 1936, Lew sailed from Swansea, on the SS Sabor - believed to have been destined for a plantation in Brazil. Despite the efforts of many enthusiasts, no proof of the locomotive's current whereabouts, or eventual fate has been published.

Lyd

Main article: Lyd (locomotive)
Lyd at Porthmadog Harbour Station

A replica of Lew, named Lyd in accordance with the L&B tradition of naming its locos after local three-letter rivers, was completed at Boston Lodge on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway in August 2010.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bradley, D.L. (October 1975). Locomotives of the Southern Railway: Part 1. London: RCTS. p. 85. ISBN 0-901115-30-4.
  2. ↑ "New replica steam locomotive unveiled in Ffestiniog". BBC News. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

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