2-6-4T Class W SR Profile and Models
31918 at Norwood Locomotive Depot in March 1960. ©Ben Brooksbank
The SR Class W were 3-cylinder 2-6-4T tank engines designed in 1929 by Richard Maunsell for use on the Southern Railway. They were introduced in 1932 and constructed at Eastleigh and Ashford. The class was intended for short distance, inter-company/regional freight traffic transfer in London, and were standardised with parts from the N, N1, U and U1 classes. From the 1920s, London was surrounded by a number of large freight Marshalling yards, where long-distance freight trains were brought and re-organised into new trains for onward transmission to their destinations. The requirement for a fast freight transfer locomotive between the Southern Railway's yards, and across London to other railway yards, provided a challenge for Richard Maunsell, resulting in the creation of the W Class. The class began to be withdrawn from service in 1963, with the last removed from the books in 1964. No examples of this class of locomotive survived into preservation. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
SR Eastleigh Works SR Ashford Works |
Build Date |
1930 to 1936 |
Total Built |
15 |
Tractive Effort |
29,452 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
2-6-4T |
Operated By |
Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Freight Transfers |
In Service Until |
1964 |
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) | Falcon Brassworks | Requires assembly | Not set |
LK15 View |
SR/BR Maunsell W Class 2-6-4T Steam Locomotive Model Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | South Eastern Finecast | Requires assembly | Not set |
F164 View |
SR/BR 2-6-4T "River tank" Loco Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |