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LSWR 395 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Neilson and Company· from 1881· class of 70 two-cylinder 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The LSWR 395 class was a class of goods 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams as part of his modernisation programme. All 70 were constructed by Neilson and Company between 1881 and 1886. The last 34 locomotives differed in being slightly longer and heavier.
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 145 years ago, in 1881.
- 14.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 78 years (1881–1959).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1881–1886
- in service from
- 1881
- retired
- 1959
- status
- retired
- number built
- 70
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Neilson and Company
- designer
- William Adams
- operators
- London and South Western Railway, Railway Operating Division, Palestine Railways, Iraqi Republic Railways, Southern Railway, British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 14.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6460052, Wikipedia: LSWR 395 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.