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Prior to 1887 Adams had sourced all his locomotives for the
L&SWR from outside contractors, but in that year he recommenced locomotive
construction at the L&SWR's Nine Elms Works, and the first to be
constructed were the A12 (or 527) class 0-4-2s that were popularly referred to
as "Jubilees" due to the fact that they were introduced during the
fiftieth year of Queen Victoria's reign.
The engines were quite different from any that had yet been seen on a Britsh railway, with the exception of the L&BSCR's "Gladstone" class and were mainly used for heavy excursions and troop train movements, fast goods services to the west of England, Weymouth and Southampton and passenger train services in north and central Devon. They were also a first for the L&SWR in being provided with cast brass number plates rather than the individual numbers that had been used previously. These handsome plates, with their red background and highly polished state, continued throughout Adams' and Beattie's days, though were discarded when Drummond came on the scene. They had 18" x 26" cylinders with the steam chest placed, as with Stroudley's "Gladstones", underneath. 6' diameter coupled wheels were provided, together with 4' diameter trailing wheels running in outside axleboxes. The first of the class, N°527, had trailing springs situated outside the frames whilst the remainder had them placed behind the frames. Built in two batches, the first 30 engines had screw reversing gear and, for all bar the final three, second-hand tenders from Beyer, Peacock goods engines purchased by Adams' predecessors, with their water capacity increased to 3,000 gallons by adding a well tank. Many years later most of these tenders were replaced by Adams tenders from locomotives that had been scrapped. The three new tenders had a capcity of 3,300 gallons. The first 30 locomotives were so successful that Adams decided to order another 60, of which 40 were built by Neilson & Co. of Glasgow. These locomotives were officially known as class O4 and had certain differences from the A12 class such as the steam chest placed between rather than below the cylinders and the motion reversible by lever rather than by screw. The splashers were adorned with brass beading but when dour Drummond came on the scene he had this frivilous decoration removed! Depite the great success of these 90 engines they were the only ones of 0-4-2 wheel arrangement that were ever built by or for the L&SWR. Withdrawals started in 1928 but four of the Neilson engines survived into British Railways ownership - just! One of these, 629, was one of seven locomotives withdrawn in January 1939 but reprieved in October of that year due to the increased demand for locomotives following the outbreak of war in September 1939. None of these four survivors carried a British Railways number. |
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Introduced:Driving Wheel: Trailing Wheel: Water Capacity: Cylinders (2): Boiler Pressure: Tractive Effort: |
A1218876 ft 0 in 4 ft 0 in 3,000 gals * 18in x 26in 160 lb sq in 15,900 lbs |
O418926 ft 0 in 4 ft 0 in 3,300 gals 18in x 26in 160 lb sq in 15,900 lbs |
* Locos 554, 555 & 556 - 3,300 gals. |
The L&SWR was better than the other Southern Companies in keeping locomotive classes more or less in consecutive numbers, though not perfect! The following table is set out in order of build: |
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L&SWR and SR N° # | Built | Builder | Withdrawn |
527 | May 1887 | Nine Elms | Jul 1930 |
528 | Oct 1887 | Nine Elms | Oct 1929 |
529 | Oct 1887 | Nine Elms | Nov 1928 |
530 | Nov 1887 | Nine Elms | Apr 1931 |
531 | Nov 1887 | Nine Elms | Oct 1929 |
532 | Dec 1887 | Nine Elms | Oct 1929 |
533 | Dec 1887 | Nine Elms | Oct 1929 |
534 | Dec 1887 | Nine Elms | Dec1931 |
535 | Dec 1887 | Nine Elms | Apr 1928 |
536 | Dec 1887 | Nine Elms | Oct 1929 |
537 | Mar 1888 | Nine Elms | Oct 1929 |
538 | Mar 1888 | Nine Elms | Jan 1931 |
539 | Apr 1888 | Nine Elms | Aug 1930 |
540 | Apr 1888 | Nine Elms | Jan 1929 |
541 | May 1888 | Nine Elms | Jan 1931 |
542 | Jun 1888 | Nine Elms | Oct 1928 |
543 | Jun 1888 | Nine Elms | Jun 1929 |
544 | Jun 1888 | Nine Elms | Oct 1929 |
545 | Jun 1888 | Nine Elms | 1931? |
546 | Jun 1888 | Nine Elms | 1930? |
547 | Jun 1889 | Nine Elms | Apr 1929 |
548 | Jun 1889 | Nine Elms | Apr 1928 |
549 | Jun 1889 | Nine Elms | Dec 1929 |
550 | Oct 1889 | Nine Elms | Dec 1929 |
551 | Oct 1889 | Nine Elms | Jan 1932 |
552 | Nov 1889 | Nine Elms | Apr 1928 |
553 | Dec 1889 | Nine Elms | Nov 1928 |
554 | Dec 1889 | Nine Elms | Nov 1931 |
555 | Dec 1889 | Nine Elms | 1944? |
556 | Dec 1889 | Nine Elms | Apr 1929 |
607 | Nov 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Apr 1932 |
608 | Nov 1892 | Neilson & Co. | 1932? |
609 | Nov 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Apr 1947 |
610 | Nov 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Mar 1932 |
611 | Nov 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Nov 1937 |
612 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Jun 1946 |
613 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Aug 1946 * |
614 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Jan 1947 |
615 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Jun 1946 |
616 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | May 1936 |
617 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Oct 1936 |
618 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Jan 1948 |
619 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | 1936? |
620 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Nov 1946 * |
621 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | May 1935 |
623 | Dec 1892 | Neilson & Co. | Mar 1946 |
622 | Jan 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Jan 1936 |
624 | Jan 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Jan 1947 * |
625 | Jan 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Jan 1947 * |
627 | Jan 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Dec 1948 |
628 | Jan 1893 | Neilson & Co. | 1938? |
629 | Jan 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Dec 1948 * |
632 | Jan 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Aug 1937 |
626 | Feb 1893 | Neilson & Co. | May 1933 |
630 | Feb 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Jan 1947 |
631 | Feb 1893 | Neilson & Co. | May 1933 |
633 | Feb 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Aug 1933 |
634 | Feb 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Mar 1947 |
635 | Feb 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Apr 1935 |
636 | Feb 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Oct 1948 |
637 | Mar 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Mar 1946 |
638 | Mar 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Mar 1947 * |
639 | Mar 1893 | Neilson & Co. | May 1933 |
640 | Mar 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Nov 1937 |
641 | Mar 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Jun 1945 |
642 | Mar 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Jun 1947 * |
643 | Mar 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Jul 1947 |
644 | Mar 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Mar 1946 * |
645 | Apr 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Sep 1933 |
646 | Apr 1893 | Neilson & Co. | Mar 1939 |
597 | Dec 1893 | Nine Elms | May 1947 |
598 | Dec 1893 | Nine Elms | Mar 1947 |
599 | Dec 1893 | Nine Elms | Mar 1946 |
600 | Dec 1893 | Nine Elms | Aug 1946 |
601 | Feb 1894 | Nine Elms | Dec 1934 |
602 | Mar 1894 | Nine Elms | Jul 1933 |
603 | Mar 1894 | Nine Elms | Aug 1935 |
604 | Mar 1894 | Nine Elms | May 1933 |
605 | Mar 1894 | Nine Elms | Apr 1936 |
606 | Apr 1894 | Nine Elms | Mar 1946 |
647 | Nov 1894 | Nine Elms | Feb 1933 |
648 | Nov 1894 | Nine Elms | Jul 1947 |
649 | Nov 1894 | Nine Elms | Mar 1946 |
650 | Jan 1895 | Nine Elms | Apr 1938 |
651 | Mar 1895 | Nine Elms | Feb 1933 |
652 | Mar 1895 | Nine Elms | Jan 1947 |
653 | Apr 1895 | Nine Elms | Apr 1932 |
654 | Apr 1895 | Nine Elms | May 1947 |
655 | Apr 1895 | Nine Elms | Apr 1936 |
656 | May 1895 | Nine Elms | Apr 1932 |
# Between 1923 and 1928 SR numbers were the
L&SWR numbers with the added prefix 'E' although the prefix may not
have been removed until some time later! |
This page was last updated 19 February 2012