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LSWR T1 class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Nine Elms Locomotive Works· from 1888· class of 50 two-cylinder 0-4-4T locomotives

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Nine Elms Locomotive Works, 274, London & South Western Railway (L&SWR) T1 Class, No. 71 (Ans 05373-0486): ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Unbekannt / Ans_05373-0486 / Public Domain Mark· CC0
2. 599 Avon Vally Railway: train_photos· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The London and South Western Railway T1 class was a class of fifty 0-4-4T steam tank locomotives designed for suburban passenger work by William Adams and built between 1888 and 1896.

who runs it

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

base stats

built 50made 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 138 years ago, in 1888.
10.7 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 63 years (1888–1951).

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

spec sheet

built: 1888–1896
in service from: 1888
retired: 1951
status: retired
number built: 50
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: 10.7 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6460094, Wikipedia: LSWR T1 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.