0-4-4T Class O2 LSWR Profile and Models
W24 'Calborne' at Haven Street on the Isle of Wight in October 2014. ©Andrew
The LSWR O2 Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Sixty were constructed during the late nineteenth century. They were also the last steam engines to work on the Isle of Wight, with the final two being withdrawn in 1967. Adams was presented with the problem of a greatly increasing volume of commuter traffic experienced with the suburbanisation of London during the 1880s. This was exacerbated by the fact that there were few locomotive classes in the LSWR stable that could undertake commuter traffic at the desired level of efficiency. The LSWR therefore required a locomotive with attributes of power and compactness, with a small wheel size to gain acceleration on intensive timetables. Adams settled upon the 0-4-4T wheel arrangement to provide the basis of what was to become the O2 Class. Calbourne is the sole survivor of the O2 locomotives; the rest of the class were scrapped. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
LSWR Nine Elms Works |
Build Date |
189 to 1896 |
Total Built |
60 |
Tractive Effort |
17,235 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
0-4-4T |
Operated By |
London & South Western Railway Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Local Passenger |
In Service Until |
1967 |
Surviving Examples |
1 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F117 View |
Ex-LSWR Class 02 0-4-4T Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |