The LSWR 415 class is a 4-4-2T steam tank locomotive, with the trailing wheels forming the basis of its "Radial Tank" moniker. It was designed by William...
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The LSWR 46 Class was a class of 4-4-0 passenger tank locomotive designed by William Adams for the London and South Western Railway. Later rebuilt to...
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great interest to railway enthusiasts in later years due to the three LSWR 415 class tank engines in use there; these units survived long after the rest...
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0-4-0ST (works number 2937) of 1882, preserved at Chasewater Railway LSWR 415 class 4-4-2T No. 488 (works number 3209) of 1885, preserved at the Bluebell...
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South Western Railway (LSWR) 415 class locomotive, no. 488. The Great Western Society is working on a replica of a 4-6-0 Saint class locomotive. Some of...
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the smokebox and these were termed 'flatirons'.[citation needed] A LSWR M7 Class, typical side tank locomotive from 1897 An example with a tapered front...
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locomotives such as the Victorian Railways A2 class, the LMS Garratt, the LSWR 415 class, and the GCR Class 1.[dubious – discuss] A large steel pin—or rod—which...
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June 1906. None of the class survived into preservation after their brief career in British Railways ownership. In 1904, the LSWR Locomotive Superintendent...
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LSWR A12 class locomotives, the only services to stop at Droxford were local trains between Fareham and Alton, hauled by less powerful LSWR 415 class...
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William Adams (locomotive engineer) (section LSWR)
Locomotives of the LSWR. Part 2. London, England: Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. Bradley, D.L.(1985). LSWR Locomotives The Adams Classes. Didcot, England:...
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of earlier classes LSWR H15 class – Further production LSWR N15 class – Further production LSWR S15 class – Further production LSWR M7 class – One superheated...
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by William Adams on the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1882 with his 415 class. Radial axles were also used in locomotives designed by F.W...
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0-6-0 tank engines in the mid-1920s. LSWR C8 class locomotives were introduced to the line in 1903 and E10 class engines began running services the following...
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obtained on 25 June 1847 to allow the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) to build the Weybridge-Chertsey section. The WSSWR did not build the northern...
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there was an intense rivalry between the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) and the Great Western Railway (GWR), both of which wanted to be first to...
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crashed train's engine was a new LSWR L12 class 4-4-0 No. 421 with a higher centre of gravity than the earlier T9 class. The most likely cause of the accident...
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numbers shown, e.g. Classes 456, 458/5, 465 and 466, and some Class 455 sets, carry full six-digit numbers. List of British Rail classes British Rail brand...
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driven by William Jacomb, Resident Engineer of the LSWR, and Edgar Verringer, Superintendent of the LSWR. At Waterloo, driving of the train was taken over...
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class 0-6-0 Banking class 0-6-0ST Bogie class 4-4-0ST Caesar class 0-6-0 Caliph class 0-6-0 Firefly class 2-2-2 Hercules class 0-6-0 Iron Duke class 4-2-2...
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railways became part of the Railway Executive Committee chaired by the LSWR's Herbert Walker. At the beginning of 1917, Fay took over the post of Director...
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Minerals Railway on 1 July 1896. The London & South Western Railway Company (LSWR) hoped to extend the North Cornwall Railway from Padstow station to Newquay...
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Fareham station was first opened by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1841, on the line from Eastleigh to Gosport. Later additions in 1848...
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SS Ardena (1915) (category Azalea-class sloops)
Azalea-class sloop minesweeper for the British Royal Navy with the name HMS Peony in 1915. The Azalea-class was based on the previous Acacia-class, but...
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