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LSWR B4 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by London and South Western Railway· from 1891· class of 25 two-cylinder 0-4-0T locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens 12: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. B4 Class No87: Das48· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. 30096 at Winchester Chesil station (1963): Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. LSW Dock Shunter at Winchester: shipley43· CC BY 2.0
- 5. 21C123smallRSBR: Bluebellnutter ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. 474558smallRSBR: Bluebellnutter ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. 75027 Standard Class 4 4-6-0: www.mgaylard.co.uk and thanks for looking· CC BY 2.0
- 8. 96 Normandy B4-class “Dock Tank” 0-4-0T: www.mgaylard.co.uk and thanks for looking· CC BY 2.0
- 9. Eastleigh Works Centenary Open Days 06: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. LSWR B4 "Granville" 0-4-0T: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The London and South Western Railway B4 class is a class of 0-4-0 tank engines originally designed for station piloting and dock shunting. They were later used extensively in Southampton Docks for nearly half a century.
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 135 years ago, in 1891.
- Served for 72 years (1891–1963).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1891–1908
- in service from
- 1891
- retired
- 1963
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 25
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- London and South Western Railway, Nine Elms Locomotive Works
- designer
- William Adams
- 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
- 0-4-0T
- length
- 7.3 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6460063, Wikipedia: LSWR B4 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.