LSWR C8 class

LSWR C8 class
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Dugald Drummond
Build date 1898
Total produced 10
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 4-4-0
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia. 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m)
Driver dia. 6 ft 7 in (2.007 m)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 18 1⁄2 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 16,755 lbf (74.53 kN)
Career
Operators London and South Western Railway
Power class LSWR/SR: I
Locale Great Britain
Withdrawn 1933–38
Disposition All scrapped

The LSWR C8 class was a class of 4-4-0 express steam locomotives designed by Dugald Drummond for the London and South Western Railway and introduced in 1898. According to Marshall[1] they "were of orthodox design, very much like engines which Drummond had put on the Caledonian". Marshall gives few other details, except to say that they were numbered 290-299 and had 18in x 26in cylinders. They probably had a short life because little has been published about them.

Table of withdrawals
YearQuantity in
service at
start of year		Quantity
withdrawn		Locomotive numbersNotes
1933102290, 294
193584291, 293, 295, 296
193642292, 297
193721299
193811298

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, C.F. Dendy (1963). History of the Southern Railway. London: Ian Allan. p. 175. ISBN 071100059X.
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