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LSWR 415 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1882· class of 71 two-cylinder 4-4-2T locomotives
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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 21C123smallRSBR: Bluebellnutter ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 30488 Adams 4-4-2T Radial Tank in LSWR Pea Green livery at Sheffield Park July 1998: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
- 3. 30583 415-class* “Adams Radial” 4-4-2T - 52750298170: www.mgaylard.co.uk and thanks for looking· CC BY 2.0
- 4. 30583 415-class* “Adams Radial” 4-4-2T: www.mgaylard.co.uk and thanks for looking· CC BY 2.0
- 5. 30583(488) 415-class* “Adams Radial” 4-4-2T 1885 and (‘Birch Grove’) E4-class* “Radial Tank” 0-6-2T 1898: www.mgaylard.co.uk· CC BY 2.0
- 6. 488smallRSBR: Bluebellnutter ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The LSWR 415 class is a 4-4-2T steam tank locomotive, with the trailing wheels forming the basis of its "Radial Tank" moniker. It was designed by William Adams and introduced in 1882 for service on the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). Originally rostered for suburban traffic, the class was soon displaced to the countryside by Dugald Drummond's M7 class.
who runs it
base stats
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 144 years ago, in 1882.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 79 years (1882–1961).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1882–1885
- in service from
- 1882
- retired
- 1961
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 71
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Robert Stephenson and Company, Dübs and Company, Neilson and Company, Beyer, Peacock and Company
- designer
- William Adams
- operators
- London and South Western Railway, Southern Railway, British Rail, Ministry of Munitions, Southern Region of British Railways, East Kent Light Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-2
- length
- 11 m
- weight
- 55 t
- nicknames
- Radial Tank
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6460054, Wikipedia: LSWR 415 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.