4-8-0T Class G16 LSWR/SR Profile and Models

4-8-0T Class G16 LSWR/SR

30494 at Feltham Yard in May 1959. ©Ben Brooksbank

The LSWR G16 class is a steam tank locomotive class of 4-8-0T wheel arrangement. It was designed by Robert Urie and introduced in 1921 specifically for heavy shunting over humps at Feltham marshalling yard, on the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). They were based upon Urie's previous S15 class freight design, and apart from several periods of operating elsewhere on the LSWR and Southern railway network, they remained at Feltham for most of their operational careers. The lack of maintenance for most locomotives during World War II meant that such massive and reliable machines as the G16s continued their hard work even in very run-down condition. Inevitably, the introduction of the ubiquitous 0-6-0 diesel electric shunters at Feltham in the 1950s made the G16s redundant. They were used occasionally on empty stock and van trains, from various depots such as Guildford, but these duties were limited in numbers and further electrification in the Southern Region meant that there was a surplus of locomotives in the late 1950s. One G16 was withdrawn in 1959, another in 1960 and the final two in December 1962. None have been preserved.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

LSWR Eastleigh Works

Build Date

1921

Total Built

4

Tractive Effort

33,991 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-8-0T

Operated By

London & South Western Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Heavy Shunting

In Service Until

1962

Surviving Examples

0

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Golden Arrow No image available Requires assembly Not set G16
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LSWR/SR/BR Urie G16 4-8-0T Kit Awaiting Categorisation