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SR Lord Nelson class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Eastleigh Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works· from 1926· class of 16 four-cylinder 4-6-0 locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SR Lord Nelson class, 851 Sir Francis Drake (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain
- 2. SR LN 850 "Lord Nelson": JvmKCAB00318· CC0
- 3. SR 850 Lord Nelson: Brian Harrington Spier (Brian Harrington) from Shanghai, China· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. 30858 Lord Nelson, Eastleigh. Ocean Liner express: Sludge G· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. 'Lord Nelson' (8060298299): Peter Trimming from Croydon, England· CC BY 2.0
- 6. 34007 Wadebridge 671 (9524860020): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. 66752 and 850 Lord Nelson at Alresford 6th June 2015 tweaked: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. 66752 and 850 Lord Nelson at Alresford 6th June 2015: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. 73. Southern Class LN N°30850 Lord Nelson: Two Penny Theatre· CC BY 2.0
- 10. 850 "Lord Nelson" (6865394376): Martin Stone from Reading, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Southern Railway class LN or Lord Nelson class is a type of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed for the Southern Railway by Richard Maunsell in 1926. They were intended for Continental boat trains between London (Victoria) and Dover harbour, but were also later used for express passenger work to South-West England. Sixteen of them were constructed, representing the most powerful (although not the most successful) Southern 4-6-0 design.
who runs it
base stats
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 100 years ago, in 1926.
- Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 37 years (1926–1963).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1926–1929
- in service from
- 1926
- retired
- 1963
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 16
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Eastleigh Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works
- designer
- Richard Maunsell
- operators
- Southern Railway, British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- length
- 21 m
- weight
- 84.3 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7392891, Wikipedia: SR Lord Nelson class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.