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LSWR 302 class

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LSWR 302 class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam George Beattie
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number1360–1371, 1600–1611, 1777–1788
Build date1874–1878
Total produced36
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1 in (1.549 m)
Loco weight34.1 long tons (34.6 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,464 lbf (68.8 kN)
Career
Operators
Class302
Number in class1 January 1923: 15
Withdrawn1889–1925
DispositionAll scrapped

The LSWR 302 class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by William George Beattie for the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). Thirty-six locomotives were built between 1874 and 1878.[1]

Rebuilding

Twenty-nine locomotives were rebuilt by William Adams between 1886 and 1894 but the nature of the rebuilding is unclear.

Numbering

The full number series is unclear but 15 locomotives survived into Southern Railway ownership on 1 January 1923, with the following numbers:

Number Notes
0151
0152
160A
162A
229A Became no. 0229 in 1924
0311
337A
0338
0341
0342
0343
0345
347A
0369
370A

References

  1. ^ Casserley, H.C.; Johnston, S.W. (1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 1, Southern Railway. Ian Allan. p. 49. ISBN 0711005524.