LSWR 395 class

The LSWR 395 class was a class of goods 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams as part of his modernisation programme. All 70 were constructed by Neilson and Company between 1881 and 1886. The last 34 locomotives differed in being slightly longer and heavier.[1]

LSWR 395 class
3167 at Feltham depot 1947
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Adams
BuilderNeilson & Co.
Serial numberNeilson 2747–2758, 2939–2950, 3376–3395, 3453–3466
Build date1881–1886
Total produced70
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICCn
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1 in (1.549 m)
Length48 ft 0 3⁄4 in (14.65 m)
Height12 ft 5 5⁄8 in (3.80 m)
Axle load13.60 long tons (13.8 t)
Adhesive weight37.60 long tons (38.2 t)
Loco weight37.60 long tons (38.2 t)
Tender weight31.65 long tons (32.2 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity3.00 long tons (3.0 t)
Water cap2,500 imp gal (11,000 l; 3,000 US gal)
Boiler pressure140 psi (0.97 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17.5 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,533 lbf (69.1 kN)
Career
Operators
Class460
Power classLSWR / SR: G
BR: 2F
Number in class1 January 1923: 20;
1 January 1948: 18
Withdrawn1916–1959
DispositionAll scrapped

On the LSWR 1881-1923

Early members of the class were numbered in a continuous series of new numbers 395-406. Some later batches re-used numbers of withdrawn or duplicated locomotives. The 395 was a long-lived class, with several lasting for 70 years. Between 1908 and 1924, 54 locomotives were renumbered to the duplicate list by prefixing their existing number with a "0".

Table of locomotive orders
YearBuilder serial numberQuantityLSWR NumbersNotes
1881Neilson & Co. 2747–27515395–399
1882Neilson & Co. 2752–27587400–406
1883Neilson & Co. 2939–295012153–167
1883Neilson & Co. 2956-296712433–444
1885Neilson & Co. 3376–339116496–511
1885Neilson & Co. 3453–34621027–30, 67, 71,
101, 105, 134, 148		67 and 71 renumbered
83 and 84 in 1889
1886Neilson & Co. 3392–33954512–515
1886Neilson & Co. 3463–34664168, 172, 174–175

Outside the UK 1916-1945

Between 1916 and 1918 fifty locomotives were sold to the British Government for use by the Railway Operating Division of the Royal Engineers. These included all 16 not in the duplicate list. The ROD transferred 36 of the class to its Palestine Military Railway and nine for service in the Mesopotamian campaign. In 1918 seven of those delivered to Palestine were transferred to Mesopotamia.

In 1919 military-controlled railways and equipment in Mesopotamia were transferred to the civilian Mesopotamian Railways, including all 16 class 395's which the new company renumbered 423-438.[2] In 1920 the civilian Palestine Railways was formed and took over the remaining PMR lines and stock, including all 29 class 395's remaining in Palestine. In 1928 PR withdrew 22 of the class and sold them for scrap. The remaining seven (0166, 0395, 0398, 0405, 0444, 503 and 508) remained in PR service until 1936 and were not scrapped until 1944-45.[3]

In the UK 1923-1959
No. 30567 at Feltham Locomotive Depot 11 May 1959.
No. 30580 shunting at Woking in 1955

After the First World War twenty class 395's remained in Great Britain in L&SWR service: 029, 083, 0101, 0153–0155, 0163, 0167, 0397, 0400, 0433, 0436, 0439–0442, 0496, 0506, 0509, 0515. In the grouping in 1923 these passed to the Southern Railway. In 1933 the SR withdrew 0153 and 0515. In 1948 under the nationalisation of Britain's Railways the remaining 18 locomotives entered British Railways stock and were renumbered in a continuous series 30564–30581. Withdrawals resumed in 1953, with the last one, 30567 (né 154) being withdrawn in September 1959 after 76 years of service. All were scrapped.

Table of withdrawals
YearQuantity in
service at
start of year		Quantity
withdrawn		Locomotive numbersNotes
19167017084, 0104, 0148, 0157, 0159, 0164, 0166, 0172, 0175,
0395, 0399, 0405, 0435, 507, 510, 511, 513		all sold to the Government
19175327027, 028, 030, 0156, 0158, 0168, 0174,
0396, 0398, 0401–0403, 0438, 0443, 0444,
497–505, 508, 512, 514		all sold to the Government
19182660105, 0165, 0404, 0406, 0434, 0437all sold to the Government
1933202E153A, E515A
195018130576ex 440
195317330565, 30571, 30581ex 83, 397, 509
195614530569, 30570, 30573, 30577, 30579ex 163, 167, 433, 441, 496
19579430572, 30574, 30578, 30580ex 400, 436, 442, 506
19585330564, 30568, 30575ex 29, 155, 439
19592230566, 30567ex 101, 154

References
  1. Russell (1991) p. 147
  2. Hughes (1981) p. 116
  3. Cotterell (1984) p. 127
  • Cotterell, Paul (1984). The Railways of Palestine and Israel. Tourret Publishing. pp. 28, 127. ISBN 0-905878-04-3.
  • Hughes, Hugh (1981). Middle East Railways. Continental Railway Circle. pp. 98, 116. ISBN 0-9503469-7-7.
  • Russell, J. H. (1991). Pictorial Record of Southern Locomotives. Haynes (Oxford Publishing). pp. 147–150. ISBN 0-86093-443-8.
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