LSWR X6 class

what is it?

The LSWR X6 class was a class of express passenger 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Ten were ordered in November 1894 and constructed at Nine Elms Locomotive Works between 1895 and 1896. The class were numbered 657–666, and just as the T3 class were a smaller-wheeled version of the X2 class, the X6 class were a smaller-wheeled version of the T6 class.

who runs it

LALondon and South Western RailwaySouthern Railway

base stats

• built 10made 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 131 years ago, in 1895.
• 📏16.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 51 years (1895–1946).

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

spec sheet

built

1895–1896

in service from

1895

retired

1946

status

retired

number built

10

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

16.5 m

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