LSWR T7 class

what is it?

The LSWR Class T7 4-2-2-0 was a prototype express steam locomotive design by Dugald Drummond for the London and South Western Railway introduced in 1897. Five similar locomotives, classified E10, were introduced in 1901.

who runs it

LALondon and South Western RailwaySouthern Railway

base stats

• built 6made 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 129 years ago, in 1897.
• 📏19.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 30 years (1897–1927).

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

spec sheet

built

1897–1901

in service from

1897

retired

1927

status

retired

number built

6

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

4-2-2-0

length

19.2 m

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