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LSWR X2 class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Nine Elms Locomotive Works· from 1890· class of 20 two-cylinder 4-4-0 locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 4-4-0 LSWR X2 Class No 577: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The LSWR X2 class was a class of express passenger 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Twenty were constructed at Nine Elms Locomotive Works between 1890 and 1892. The class were numbered 577–596, and were an enlarged version of the 460 class.

who runs it

London and South Western Railway Southern Railway

base stats

built 20made 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 136 years ago, in 1890.
16.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 52 years (1890–1942).

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

spec sheet

built: 1890–1892
in service from: 1890
retired: 1942
status: retired
number built: 20
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Nine Elms Locomotive Works
designer: William Adams
operators: London and South Western Railway, Southern Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-4-0
length: 16.2 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6460102, Wikipedia: LSWR X2 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.