LSWR T9 class

what is it?

The London and South Western Railway T9 class is a class of 66 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Dugald Drummond and introduced to services on the LSWR in 1899. One example has been preserved after British Railways ownership. They were given the nickname of "Greyhounds" due to their speed, up to 85 miles per hour (137 km/h), and reliability.

who runs it

LALondon and South Western RailwaySouthern RailwayBritish RailSRSouthern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 46.7 tin working order
• built 66made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 127 years ago, in 1899.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏19.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 64 years (1899–1963).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1899–1901

in service from

1899

retired

1963

status

preserved

number built

66

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Dübs and Company, Nine Elms Locomotive Works

designer

Dugald Drummond

operators

London and South Western Railway, Southern Railway, British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-4-0

length

19.2 m

weight

46.7 t

nicknames

Greyhounds

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.