4-6-0 Class N15 "King Arthur" SR/LSWR Profile and Models

4-6-0 Class N15 "King Arthur" SR/LSWR

30777 'Sir Lamiel' at Barrow Hill in September 2010. ©Hugh Llewelyn

The LSWR N15 class was a British 2–cylinder 4-6-0 express passenger steam locomotive designed by Robert W. Urie. The class has a complex build history spanning three sub-classes and eight years of construction from 1918 to 1927. The first batch of the class was constructed for the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), where they hauled heavy express trains to the south coast ports and further west to Exeter. After the Lord Nelsons, they were the second biggest 4-6-0 passenger locomotives on the Southern Railway. They could reach speeds of up to 90 mph.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

SR Eastleigh Works
North British Locomotive Co.

Build Date

1918 to 1927

Total Built

74

Tractive Effort

23,900 to 26,245lbf

Top Speed

up to 90mph

Wheel Configuration

4-6-0

Operated By

London & South Western Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Express Passenger

In Service Until

1962

Surviving Examples

1