G&SWR 403 Class

what is it?

The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) 403 (or 'Austrian Goods') Class was a class of 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotive designed by Peter Drummond, of which 11 were built in 1915 by the North British Locomotive Company at its Queens Park works. Originally built as the 403 class, as a result of renumbering they became known as the 33 Class in 1916 and then 51 Class in 1919, before passing to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) on its formation in 1923, where they were given power classification 4F. These freight-traffic locomotives were given the nickname Austrian Goods. The nickname was acquired because when the locomotives were delivered it was rumoured that they had been built from materials that NBL had gathered for a contract for Austria which was cancelled when World War I broke out.

who runs it

LMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayGlasgow and South Western Railway

base stats

• built 11made 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 111 years ago, in 1915.
• 📏17.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 32 years (1915–1947).

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

spec sheet

built

1915

in service from

1915

retired

1947

status

retired

number built

11

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

North British Locomotive Company

designer

Peter Drummond

operators

London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-0

length

17.7 m

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