SR

Constituent Companies:

• London & South Western Railway (LSWR), including Isle of Wight Railway (IoWR)
• London Brighton & South Coast Railway (LBSCR)
• South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SECR)

GBMRM Collections

Wheels	Classes and Groupings
8-10 wheel	Z Maunsell x 1
4-6-2 Pacific   1-Co-Co-1 diesel	LBSCR ‘J’ Tank Merchant Navy Streamlined x 3; West Country Streamlined x 5; Merchant Navy rebuilt x 7;   West Country rebuilt x 2
4-6-0   Co-Co Diesels	Marsh N15X x 1 Drummond T14 x 1 Urie H15 x 1 Urie S15 x 1 Maunsell N15 x 7; Maunsell S15 x 3; Maunselll LN x 2;
2-6-2 Prairie 2-6-4 4-6-4	LBSCR ‘L’ Tank Remembrance 2-6-4T SECR River 2-6-4T Maunsell W 2-6-4T
2-6-0 Mogul	LBSCR Billinton ‘K’ Maunsell N x 7 Maunsell N1 Maunsell U Maunsell U1
0-6-2 / 0-6-4	3 x E4; 3 x E5 E6
0-6-0 tender loco	0283;  0395; 0700 x 3; Billinton C2X x 1; Wainwright SECR C x 6 Maunsell Q x 2 Bulleid Q1
0-6-0T	4 x AIX IoW; 1 x E1 IoW 13 x AIX; 1 x E1 0330; G6 P X 2 USA x 3
4-4-2 / 4-4-4 Atlantic	2 x H1; 2 x H2; 2 x i3; 0415 x 4
4-4-0   Bo-Bo Diesels	D15; K10 x 3; L12 x 2; T3; X2; T9 x 10 D x 4; D1 x 2; E1; F1; L X 2 V ‘Schools’ x 5
2-4-0 / 0-4-2	0298 x 3 3 x B2 Gladstone 2 X D1 A12 x 2
2-4-2
0-4-4	6 x  O2 IoW D3 M7 x 4; O2 x 3; T1;  H x 3
0-4-0	B4 x 3
4-2-2 / 2-2-2 Single	T7

List of SR locomotives as of 31 December 1947:

• 1838 steam locos
• 2 electric locos
• 3 diesel shunters
• plus 12 service/departmental locos (8 steam, 2 electric, 1 petrol, 1 diesel)

Wheel Configurations:

• 4-6-2 : 80 (2 classes)
• 4-6-0: 177 (6 classes)
• 4-4-2: 9 (2)
• 4-4-0: 372 (17)
• 2-6-0: 174 (5)
• 0-6-0: 322 (9)
• 0-4-2: 4 (1)
• 4-8-0T : 4 (1)
• 4-6-2T: 7 (3)
• 4-4-2T: 47 (3)
• 2-6-4T: 15 (1)
• 2-4-0T: 3 (1)
• 0-8-0T: 9 (2)
• 0-6-4T: 5 (1)
• 0-6-2T: 142 (9)
• 0-6-0T: 124 (10)
• 0-4-4T: 287 (8)
• 0-4-2T: 18 (2)
• 0-4-0T: 29 (4)
• plus 50 WD 2-8-0 on loan. None of these remained long on the Southern Region. 

In addition, SR had large numbers of EMUs:

• Class 2-NOL: 87
• 2-BIL: 148
• 2-HAL: 91
• 3-SUB: 150
• 4-SUB: 326
• 4-LAV: 35
• 4-COR: 58
• 4-RES: 16
• 4-BUF: 13
• 5-BEL: 3 (then owned by Pullman Car Co.)
• 6-PUL: 23
• 6-PAN: 17

Locomotive Classes

Source: Wikipedia

O.V.S. Bulleid (1937–1949)

Further information: Oliver Bulleid

Class	Wheel arrangement	Date	Builder	No. built	Comments
Q1	0-6-0	1942	Ashford	20
			Brighton	20
USA	0-6-0T	1942-3	Vulcan	13
			H. K. Porter	2
Merchant Navy	4-6-2	1941-9	Eastleigh	20	10 more built by BR
West Country/Battle of Britain	4-6-2	1945-51	Brighton	70	40 more built by BR
Leader	0-6-0+0-6-0	1946-9	Brighton	5	Only one completed; appeared after nationalisation

Richard E. L. Maunsell (1923–1937)

Further information: Richard Maunsell

Class	Wheel arrangement	Date	Builder	No. built	Comments
K1	2-6-4T	1925	Ashford	1	Later converted to class “U1” tender engine (below).
L1	4-4-0	1926	North British	15
Lord Nelson	4-6-0	1926-9	Eastleigh	16
U	2-6-0	1928	Eastleigh	7	Rebuilds of “K” tanks
		1928	Brighton	6
		1928	Ashford	7
		1928	Brighton	10
		1931	Ashford	20
U1	2-6-0	1928	Ashford	1	Rebuild of “K1” tank
		1931	Eastleigh	20
Z	0-8-0T	1929	Brighton	8
V “Schools”	4-4-0	1930-5	Eastleigh	40
W	2-6-4T	1932	Eastleigh	5
		1935-6	Ashford	10
Q	0-6-0	1938-9	Eastleigh	20

Maunsell also rebuilt, modified or continued the new construction of earlier classes

• LSWR H15 class – Further production
• LSWR N15 class – Further production
• LSWR S15 class – Further production
• LSWR M7 class – One superheated – not repeated
• LSWR T9 class – Superheated
• LSWR 700 class – Superheated
• SECR B1 class
• SECR D class as D1 class
• SECR O class – rebuilt as O1 class
• SECR N class – Further production
• SECR N1 class – Three-cylinder derivative of N class
• LB&SCR C2 class
• LB&SCR L class 4-6-4T – rebuilt as 4–6–0 SR N15X class
• LB&SCR E1 class 0-6-0T – rebuilt as 0-6-2T SR E1/R class
• LB&SCR I1 class – rebuilt as I1X class

London and South Western Railway

William Adams (1878–1895)
46	4-4-0T	46, 123–124, 130, 132–133, 374–379	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	1879	12	0	1914–1925	Rebuilt to 4-4-2T in 1883–1886
380	4-4-0	380–391	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	1879	12	0	1913–1925
135	4-4-0	135–146	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	1880–1881	12	0	1913–1924
395	0-6-0	27–30, 83–84, 101, 105, 134, 148, 153–159, 163–168, 172, 174–175, 395–406, 433–444, 496–515	Neilson & Co.	1881–1886	70	0	1916–1959
415	4-4-2T	45, 47–57, 68, 77–78, 82, 104, 106–107, 125–126, 129, 169–171, 173, 415–432, 479–495, 516–525	Beyer, Peacock & Co. Dübs & Co. Neilson & Co. Robert Stephenson & Co.	1882–1885	74	1	1916–1961	“Radial tank”; 68, 77–78 renumbered 58–60 in 1889–1890. Several were sent to other railways, particularly the East Kent Railway and the Highland Railway, during World War I.
445	4-4-0	445–456	Robert Stephenson & Co.	1883	12	0	1923–1925
460	4-4-0	147, 460–478, 526	Neilson & Co. Robert Stephenson & Co.	1884–1887	21	0	1924–1929
A12	0-4-2	527–556, 597–656	Nine Elms Works Neilson & Co.	1887–1895	90	0	1928–1948	“Jubilee”
T1	0-4-4T	1–20, 60–80, 358–367	Nine Elms Works	1888–1896	50	0	1931–1951
O2	0-4-4T	177–236	Nine Elms Works	1889–1895	60	1	1933–1967	23 transferred to the Isle of Wight (1923–1949)
X2	4-4-0	577–596	Nine Elms Works	1890–1892	20	0	1930–1942
T3	4-4-0	557–576	Nine Elms Works	1892–1893	20	1	1930–1945
B4	0-4-0T	81, 85–100, 102–103, 176	Nine Elms Works	1891–1893	20	2	1948–1963
G6	0-6-0T	160, 162, 237–240, 257–279, 348–349, 351, 353–354	Nine Elms Works	1894–1900	34	0	1948–1962
T6	4-4-0	677–686	Nine Elms Works	1895–1896	10	0	1933–1943
X6	4-4-0	657–666	Nine Elms Works	1895–1896	10	0	1933–1946

Dugald Drummond (1895–1912)

Further information: Dugald Drummond

Class	Wheel arrangement	Fleet number(s)	Manufacturer	Year made	Quantity made	Quantity preserved	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments
Dugald Drummond (1895–1912)
700	0-6-0	687–715	Dübs & Co.	1897	30	0	1957–1962	“Black Motor”; 702–716 renumbered 306…368
T7	4-2-2-0	720	Nine Elms Works	1897	1	0	1927
M7	0-4-4T	21–60, 104–112, 123–133, 241–256, 318–324, 328, 356–357, 374–379, 479–481, 667–676	Nine Elms Works Eastleigh Works	1897–1911	105	2	1937–1965	“Motor tank”
C8	4-4-0	290–299	Nine Elms Works	1898	10	0	1933–1938
F9	4-2-4T	733	Nine Elms Works	1899	1	0	1940	“The Bug”; renumbered 58S in 1924
T9	4-4-0	113–122, 280–289, 300–305, 307, 310–314, 336–338, 702–719, 721–732, 773	Nine Elms Works Dübs & Co.	1899–1901	66	1	1951–1963	“Greyhound”; 773 renumbered 733 in 1924.
E10	4-2-2-0	369–373	Nine Elms Works	1901	5	0	1926–1927
K10	4-4-0	135–146, 149–153, 329, 340–345, 347, 380–394	Nine Elms Works	1901–1902	40	0	1947–1951	“Small Hopper”
L11	4-4-0	134, 148, 154–159, 161, 163–175, 405–414, 435–442	Nine Elms Works	1903–1907	40	0	1949–1952	“Large Hopper”
S11	4-4-0	395–404	Nine Elms Works	1903	10	0	1951–1954
L12	4-4-0	415–424	Nine Elms Works	1904–1905	20	0	1951–1955	“Bulldog”
F13	4-6-0	330–334	Nine Elms Works	1905	5	0	1921–1924
C14	2-2-0T	736–745	Nine Elms Works	1906–1907	10	0	1916–1918	“Potato Can”; four rebuilt 0-4-0T, others sold
E14	4-6-0	335	Nine Elms Works	1907	1	0	1914	“The Turkey”; rebuilt to H15 class
G14	4-6-0	453–457	Nine Elms Works	1908	5	0	1925	Rebuilt to N15 class
K14	0-4-0T	746–747, 82–84	Nine Elms Works	1908	5	0	1948–1957	746 & 747 renumbered 101 & 147 in 1922
P14	4-6-0	448–452	Eastleigh Works	1910–1911	5	0	1925–1927	Rebuilt to N15 class
T14	4-6-0	443–447, 458–462	Eastleigh Works	1911–1912	10	0	1940–1951	“Paddlebox” or “Paddleboat”
D15	4-4-0	463–472	Eastleigh Works	1912–1913	10	0	1951–1956

Robert W. Urie (1912–1922)

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Further information: Robert Urie

Class	Wheel arrangement	Fleet number(s)	Manufacturer	Year made	Quantity made	Quantity preserved	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments
Robert W. Urie (1912–1922)
H15	4-6-0	482–491	Eastleigh Works	1914	10	0	1955–1961
H15	4-6-0	335	Eastleigh Works	1914	1	0	1959	Rebuilt from E14 class
H15	4-6-0	473–478, 521–524	Eastleigh Works	1925	10	0	1959–1961
H15	4-6-0	330–334	Eastleigh Works	1925	5	0	1959	Rebuilt from F13 class
N15	4-6-0	736–745	Eastleigh Works	1918–1919	10	0	1955–1958
N15	4-6-0	746–755	Eastleigh Works	1922–1923	10	0	1955–1957
N15	4-6-0	448–457	Eastleigh Works	1925	10	0	1958–1961	Rebuilt from P14 and G14 classes
N15	4-6-0	763–792	North British Locomotive Co.	1925	30	1	1958–1962	777 Sir Lamiel preserved
N15	4-6-0	793–806	Eastleigh Works	1926–1927	14	0	1959–1962	Built with 6-wheel tenders
S15	4-6-0	496–515	Eastleigh Works	1920–1921	20	2	1962–1964
S15	4-6-0	823–837	Eastleigh Works	1927–1928	15	3	1962–1965
S15	4-6-0	838–847	Eastleigh Works	1936	10	2	1963–1968
G16	4-8-0T	492–495	Eastleigh Works	1921	4	0	1959–1962
H16	4-6-2T	516–520	Eastleigh Works	1921–1922	5	0	1962

LBSCR

William Stroudley (1870–1889)

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Further information: William Stroudley

Many of these engines were later renumbered, frequently into the “duplicate” series above 600.

Orig. Class	Later Class	Wheel arrangement	Date	No. built	Loco Nos.	Comments
18		0-4-2T	1871	2	18, 21
C “Jumbo”		0-6-0	1871-4	20	77-96
A “Terrier”	A1	0-6-0T	1872-80	50	35-84	17 rebuilt as A1X, many sold to other railways
B ”Belgravia”		2-4-0	1872-5	6	201-7
		2-4-0T	1873	1	53	Built by Sharp Stewart
D	D1	0-4-2T	1873-87	125	1-36, 221-297, 351-362	1 rebuilt as Class D1X in 1910
E	E1	0-6-0T	1874-91	78	85-156, 159-64	1 rebuilt as Class E1X in 1911, 10 converted to 0-6-2T (Class E1R) by Southern Railway.
B	G	2-2-2	1874	1	151	“Grosvenor”
D “Lyons”	D2	0-4-2	1876-83	14	300-313
F	G	2-2-2	1877	1	325	“Abergavenny”
B “Richmond”		0-4-2	1878-80	6	208-213
G		2-2-2	1880-2	24	327-350
C “Jumbo”	C1	0-6-0	1882-7	12	421-432
B “Gladstone”	B1	0-4-2	1882-91	36	172-200, 214-220
E Special		0-6-0T	1884	1	157	“Barcelona”
F	E3	0-6-2T	1891	1	158	“West Brighton”

R. J. Billinton (1890–1904)

Further information: R. J. Billinton

Class	Wheel arrangement	Date	No. built	Loco Nos.	Comments
D3	0-4-4T	1892-6	36	363-398	396 and 397 rebuilt as Class D3X in 1909
C2	0-6-0	1893-1902	55	433-452, 521-555	42 rebuilt as Class C2X 1908-40
B2	4-4-0	1895-8	24	171, 201-212, 314-324	all rebuilt as Class B2X 1907-10
B3	4-4-0	1898	1	213
B4	4-4-0	1899-1902	33	42-74	12 rebuilt as Class B4X 1922-4
E3	0-6-2T	1894-5	16	165-170, 453-462	Similar to No. 158
E4	0-6-2T	1897-1903	75	463-520, 556-566, 577-582	4 rebuilt as Class E4X 1909-11
E5	0-6-2T	1902-4	30	399-406, 567-576, 583-594	4 rebuilt as Class E5X in 1911
E6	0-6-2T	1904-5	12	407-418	2 rebuilt as class E6X in 1911

D. Earle Marsh (1905–1911)

Further information: D. E. Marsh

Class	Wheel arrangement	Date	No. built	Loco Nos.
H1	4-4-2	1905-6	5	37-41
C3	0-6-0	1906	10	300-309
I1	4-4-2T	1906-7	20	1-10,595-604
I2	4-4-2T	1907-8	10	11-20
I3	4-4-2T	1907-13	27	21-30,75-91
I4	4-4-2T	1908	5	31-35
J1	4-6-2T	1910	1	325
H2	4-4-2	1911-2	6	421-6

• LB&SCR B2X class 4-4-0 introduced 1907 rebuild of B2
• LB&SCR C2X class 0-6-0 introduced 1908 rebuild of C2
• LB&SCR E4X class 0-6-2T introduced 1909 rebuild of E4
• LB&SCR A1X class 0-6-0T introduced 1911 rebuild of A1
• LB&SCR E5X class 0-6-2T introduced 1911 rebuild of E5
• LB&SCR E6X class 0-6-2T introduced 1911 rebuild of E6

L. B. Billinton (1911–1922)

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Further information: L. B. Billinton

Class	Wheel arrangement	Date	No. built	Loco Nos.
J2	4-6-2T	1912	1	326
E2	0-6-0T	1913-6	10	100-109
K	2-6-0	1913-21	17	337-353
L	4-6-4T	1914-22	7	327-333

• LB&SCR B4X class 4-4-0 introduced 1922 rebuild of B4
• LB&SCR I1X class 4-4-2T introduced 1923 rebuild of I1

Following the grouping, LB&SCR locomotive numbers were prefixed with “B”, but in 1931 the prefix was removed and 2000 added to the number.

SECR

Further information: South Eastern and Chatham Railway

Before 1899, both the South Eastern Railway and the London, Chatham and Dover Railway had some Crampton locomotives built by Robert Stephenson and Company. The SER also had some Cramptons built by Tulk and Ley.

H. S. Wainwright (1899–1913)

Further information: Harry Wainwright

Class	Wheel arrangement	Date	Builder	No. Built	Comments
G	4-4-0	1900	Neilson	5	Originally built for the GNoSR
C	0-6-0	1900-4	SECR Ashford (70)	109	No. 685 converted to a saddle tank in 1917 (Class S)
		1901-4	LCDR Longhedge (9)
		1900	Neilson (15)
		1900	Sharp Stewart (15)
R1	0-4-4T	1900	Sharp Stewart	15
H	0-4-4T	1904-15	SECR Ashford	66
D	4-4-0	1901	Sharp Stewart (10)	51	21 rebuilt as Class D1 1921-7 (below)
		1903	Stephenson (5)
		1903	Vulcan Foundry (5)
		1903	Dübs (10)
		1901-7	SECR Ashford (21)
A1	0-6-0T	1876	LBSCR Brighton	1*	LBSCR No. 54 ‘Waddon’ was purchased from LBSCR in 1904 and numbered 751
E	4-4-0	1905-10	SECR Ashford	26	11 rebuilt as Class E1 1919-20 (below)
P	0-6-0T	1909-10	SECR Ashford	8
J	0-6-4T	1913	SECR Ashford	5
L	4-4-0	1914	Borsig (10)	22
		1914	Beyer-Peacock (12)

• SECR B1 class 4-4-0 introduced 1900 rebuild of SER B Class
• SECR F1 class 4-4-0 introduced 1903 rebuild of SER F Class
• SECR O1 class 0-6-0 introduced 1903 rebuild of SER O Class
• SECR R1 class 0-6-0T introduced 1910 rebuild of SER R Class

R. E. L. Maunsell (1913–1922)

Further information: Richard Maunsell

Class	Wheel arrangement	Date	Builder	No. Built	Comments
N	2-6-0	1917-22	SECR Ashford	12	68 more built by SR 1923-33
N1	2-6-0	1922	SECR Ashford	1	3 cylinder variant of Class N. 5 more built by Southern Railway in 1930
K	2-6-4T	1917	SECR Ashford	1	“River” class. 20 more built by Southern Railway in 1925-6. All later converted to Class “U” tender engines.
S	0-6-0ST	1917		1	Rebuild of Class C tender engine.
E1	4-4-0	1919	SECR Ashford	1	Rebuilds of Class E
		1920	Beyer-Peacock	10
D1	4-4-0	1922-7	SECR Ashford	11	Rebuilds of Class D