2-6-4T Class W SR Profile and Models

2-6-4T Class W SR

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 The class began to be withdrawn from service in 1963, with the last removed from the books in 1964.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.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

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
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Falcon Brassworks No image available Requires assembly Not set LK15
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SR/BR Maunsell W Class 2-6-4T Steam Locomotive Model Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) South Eastern Finecast F164 SR/BR 2-6-4T "River tank" Loco Kit Requires assembly Not set F164
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SR/BR 2-6-4T "River tank" Loco Kit Awaiting Categorisation