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LSWR Adams 0-4-4T T1 and F6 classes
photograph: Mike Morant collection.
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| Adams' T1 class of 0-4-4T locomotive was introduced in June
1888 and was, to all intents and purposes, a tank engine version of the A12 class 0-4-2 engines of the previous year. Twenty were
built between 1888 and 1890 and numbered from 61 to 80. A second batch of
engines was built between 1894 and 1895 that were basically the same though with
the steam chest between the cylinders, as opposed to beneath on the first
twenty, and weighing in more than two tons heavier. This second batch, of thirty
engines, was officially classified as the F6 class and numbered from 1 to 20,
then 358 to 367. This last ten were finished under Drummond's supervision
and appeared with his number plates, Adam's chimneys and no brass beading.
The classes were built principally to haul London suburban services but were also to be found on all parts of the LSWR, and at Ludgate Hill, though they were not that common in the West of England. Two of the class, when new, were put to work on the Sidmouth branch whilst others were shedded at Plymouth, Fratton, Andover, Bournemouth and Salisbury as well as those in London. All the T1s had been withdrawn by 1936 but F6s fared a little better with several lasting into British Railways' ownership. Drummond chimneys appeared on many of the engines, though not all had been replaced by the time the Southern Railway inherited the classes. A few received Drummond boilers during their later lives: N°11 in 1935, N°15 in 1939, N°63 in 1926 and N°361 in 1941. However, the same boiler was used on at least three of these engines and it is possible that only one boiler was involved. The boiler from N°63 was transferred to N°11 and later to N°15 upon scrapping of the engines and it is possible that this same boiler was used for N°361. None of the T1s was preserved though one boiler and smokebox has survived and was being stored on the Avon Valley Railway. |
Technical Details
Introduced:Driving Wheel: Bogie Wheel: Weight: Water Capacity: Cylinders (2): Boiler Pressure: Tractive Effort: |
T118885 ft 7 in 3 ft 0 in 1,200 gals 53 tons 0 cwt 18in x 26in 160 lb sq in 17,100 lbs |
F618945 ft 7 in 3 ft 0 in 1,200 gals 55 tons 2 cwt 18in x 26in 160 lb sq in 17,100 lbs |
Data
| LSWR/SR Number # | BR Number | Built | Withdrawn |
| T1 Class | |||
| 61 | - | Jun 1888 | Dec 1932 |
| 62 | - | Dec 1888 | Mar 1933 |
| 63 | - | Dec 1888 | Feb 1933 |
| 64 | - | Dec 1888 | Apr 1932 |
| 65 | - | Dec 1888 | Sep 1934 |
| 66 | - | Dec 1888 | Mar 1932 |
| 67 | - | Dec 1888 | Oct 1931 |
| 68 | - | Mar 1889 | Oct 1931 |
| 69 | - | Mar 1889 | Oct 1931 |
| 70 | - | Apr 1889 | Aug 1934 |
| 71 | - | Jun 1889 | Jan 1935 |
| 72 | - | Jun 1889 | Jun 1933 |
| 73 | - | Oct 1889 | Jan 1936 |
| 74 | - | Oct 1889 | Apr 1934 |
| 75 | - | Dec 1889 | Feb 1935 |
| 76 | - | Apr 1890 | Aug 1933 |
| 77 | - | Jun 1990 | May 1932 |
| 78 | - | Aug 1890 | Nov 1933 |
| 79 | - | Sep 1890 | Dec 1933 |
| 80 | - | Sep 1890 | Feb 1936 |
| F6 Class | |||
| 1 | 30001 | Apr 1894 | ? |
| 2 | 30002 | May 1894 | Feb 1949 |
| 3 | 30003 | May 1894 | Sep 1948 |
| 4 | 30004 | Jun 1894 | Aug 1948 |
| 5 | 30005 | Jun 1894 | Jan 1950 |
| 6 | - | Jun 1894 | Nov 1947 |
| 7 | 30007 | Jul 1894 | Jun 1951 * |
| 8 | 30008 | Aug 1894 | May 1949 |
| 9 | 30009 | Aug 1894 | Jul 1948 |
| 10 | 30010 | Aug 1894 | Apr 1948 |
| 11 | - | Jun 1895 | Apr 1944 |
| 12 | - | Jun 1895 | Jan 1933 |
| 13 | 30013 | Jun 1895 | Feb 1949 |
| 14 | - | Jun 1895 | Jul 1933 |
| 15 | - | Jul 1895 | Jul 1944 |
| 16 | - | Aug 1895 | Jan 1946 |
| 17 | - | Sep 1895 | Jan 1945 |
| 18 | - | Sep 1895 | May 1935 |
| 19 | - | Nov 1895 | Nov 1937 |
| 20 | 30020 | Nov 1895 | May 1951 |
| 358 | - | Jun 1896 | Jul 1944 |
| 359 | - | Jun 1896 | Oct 1943 |
| 360 | - | Jun 1896 | Jul 1944 |
| 361 | 30361 | Jun 1896 | Feb 1949 |
| 362 | - | Jul 1896 | Feb 1939 |
| 363 | 30363 | Jul 1896 | Jun 1948 |
| 364 | - | Jul 1896 | Oct 1944 * |
| 365 | - | Aug 1896 | Mar 1938 |
| 366 | 30366 | Aug 1896 | Oct 1948 |
| 367 | 30367 | Aug 1896 | May 1951 |
# Between 1923 and 1928 SR numbers were the LSWR numbers with the added prefix 'E', although the prefix may not have been removed until some time later. * N°7 was originally withdrawn Feb 1939 and N° Mar 1939. They were then returned to traffic in Oct 1939 At one time in their lives the following were adapted for Pull-Push operations: N°1, N°4, N°5, N°8,N°18, N°359 and N°361. Numbers 1 to 6 were lent to the LMSR for working on the S&DJR in 1941. N°3 returned to the Southern on 6th January 1945 with the rest returned on 10th March 1945. Numbers 1 and 2 had been shedded at Highbridge, the other four at Templecombe. |
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