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LSWR O2 class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Nine Elms Locomotive Works· from 1889· class of 60 two-cylinder 0-4-4T locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. London & Southwestern Railway O2 Class 0-4-4T no 201 – black and white, cropped: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
2. London & Southwestern Railway O2 Class 0-4-4T no 201 – cropped: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
3. IOWR 'w24' Ryde 6606: Industrial Wales· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. Isle of Wight railway 1966 (51180273818): wilford peloquin· CC BY 2.0
5. Isle of Wight railway 1966b (51181151160): wilford peloquin· CC BY 2.0
6. Ryde Esp 8 64385 1: Geoffrey Skelsey· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Ventnor railway station in 1963: John Lucas· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. 06-10-22 Isle of Wight Steam Railway 07: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. Back at Smallbrook Junction (10344729925): Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. British Railways Class O2 W24 Calbourne: PeterSkuce· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The LSWR O2 class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Sixty were constructed during the late nineteenth century. They were also the last steam engines to work on the Isle of Wight, with the final two being withdrawn in 1967.

who runs it

London and South Western Railway Southern Railway British Rail Southern Region of British Railways

base stats

built 60made 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 137 years ago, in 1889.
9.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 78 years (1889–1967).

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

spec sheet

built: 1889–1895
in service from: 1889
retired: 1967
status: preserved
number built: 60
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: 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: 0-4-4T
length: 9.1 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6460087, Wikipedia: LSWR O2 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.