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LSWR F13 class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Nine Elms Locomotive Works· from 1905· class of 5 four-cylinder 4-6-0 locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. LSWR F13 Class 4-6-0 locomotive 330 (Howden, Boys' Book of Locomotives, 1907): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain

what is it?

The London and South Western Railway F13 class was a class of 4-6-0 locomotives designed by Dugald Drummond for the London and South Western Railway (LSWR).

who runs it

London and South Western Railway Southern Railway

base stats

built 5made 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 121 years ago, in 1905.
19.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 19 years (1905–1924).

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

spec sheet

built: 1905
in service from: 1905
retired: 1924
status: retired
number built: 5
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Nine Elms Locomotive Works
designer: Dugald Drummond
operators: London and South Western Railway, Southern Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-0
length: 19.2 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6460069, Wikipedia: LSWR F13 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.