#1046
LSWR K10 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Nine Elms Locomotive Works· from 1901· class of 40 two-cylinder 4-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The London and South Western Railway K10 Class was a class of 40 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed for mixed traffic work. They were introduced on the London and South Western Railway in 1901 and 1902 to the design of Dugald Drummond, where they earned the nickname "Small Hoppers".
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 125 years ago, in 1901.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 50 years (1901–1951).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1901–1902
- in service from
- 1901
- retired
- 1951
- status
- retired
- number built
- 40
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- 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
- weight
- 46.7 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6460078, Wikipedia: LSWR K10 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.