4-6-0 Class H15 LSWR Profile and Models
483. Official works photo. January 1914. ©Public Domain
The LSWR/SR H15 class was a class of 2-cylinder 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Robert Urie for mixed-traffic duties on the LSWR. Further batches were constructed by Richard Maunsell for the SR. They were given the nickname of "Junior King Arthur" due to the size of their driving wheels. The H15 class represented Robert Urie's first design for the LSWR. It was created in response to a desperate lack of adequate locomotives in service on the LSWR that could be utilised for heavy freight duties. General overhauls revealed that they were very well built. During their careers they were used on fast, heavy freights, and were particularly familiar around Okehampton hauling stone trains. All members of the class had been withdrawn by 1961 as a result of the BR 1955 Modernisation Plan, and no locomotives survived into preservation. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
Eastleigh Works |
Build Date |
1914 to 1925 |
Total Built |
26 |
Tractive Effort |
26,240 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
4-6-0 |
Operated By |
London & South Western Railway Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
In Service Until |
1961 |
Surviving Examples |
0 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | DJH Model Railway Kits | Not set | Not set |
K34 View |
SR H15 4-6-0 Loco Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |