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LSWR K10 class

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ownership upon nationalisation in 1948. However, with withdrawals rapidly continuing only no.381 physically received its new BR number (30381 in ‘Sunshine Yellow’ and still with ‘Southern’ on its black unlined tender). But it too was withdrawn (April 1951) before no.389 (failed July 1951) and no.384
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The class shared the same inability to sustain their power over long distances as the C8s, leading to the K10s being employed only on occasional main line trips over short distances. The class therefore gained the nickname of "Small Hoppers" from their crews. The aforementioned defect was not a
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hindrance, with the class leading an admirable career on secondary routes. Due to the LSWR being primarily a passenger railway, there were few heavy goods services that would have proved too much for the design despite its flaws.
423:. They were generally paired with a 6-wheel tender because of their intended short journey lengths, which included local stopping trains and medium-level freight haulage, but as with the later 652:, members of the class outshopped form overhaul were turned out in wartime black. The class was haphazardly numbered by the LSWR. Numbering under the Southern retained the LSWR allocations. 1916: 1865: 1584: 1579: 1896: 1870: 1906: 395:
In order to satisfy a pressing requirement for mixed-traffic locomotives, Drummond adopted the solution of a small-wheeled 4-4-0 he had previously employed on the
1801: 1030: 1860: 1645: 1855: 1612: 640:'s darker version of the LSWR Sage Green with yellow lettering on the tender, with black and white lining. This livery was continued under 427:, some could occasionally be seen with a 4,000-imperial-gallon (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal) "watercart" tender for longer trips. 624: 1875: 1654: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1289: 971: 952: 933: 899: 1842: 1039: 380: 366: 315: 311: 665:(already condemned but serviceable to August 1951). None of the K10 class carried the Railway Executive's Standard Livery for 1023: 632:
Livery under the LSWR was Drummond's LSWR Passenger Sage Green, with purple-brown edging and black and white lining. Under
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In 1947 nos.136/8/49 & nos.342/4/7/81/7/8 were placed out of use leaving just thirty-one to enter into
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According to Dendy Marshall, the main differences between the K10 "Small Hoppers" and the
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30382 was the only K10 to physically carry its BR 30,000 series number.
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ownership from grouping in 1923, the locomotives were outshopped in
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Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1949 edition, part 2
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46 long tons 14 cwt (104,600 lb or 47.4 t)
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Forty of the class were subsequently outshopped from the LSWR's
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4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
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5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
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designed for mixed traffic work. They were introduced on the
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Oxford Publishing Company. 1876:Southern Railway locomotives 1608:Southern Railway locomotives 924:(2nd ed.). Shepperton: 768:(30)140/142/151, (30)329/390 431:Table of orders and numbers 912:, incorporating Burtt, F. 807:K10, 9-foot (2.743 m) 656:Post-1948 (nationalisation) 1933: 914:LSWR locomotives—a survey. 831:None have been preserved. 787: 784: 770: 767: 753: 750: 737: 734: 721: 718: 421:Nine Elms Locomotive Works 1851: 1593: 298: 267: 94: 37: 25: 943:Longworth, Hugh (2005). 1729:N15 (King Arthur) class 908:Casserley, H.C. (1971) 890:Bradley, D. L. 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Dugald Drummond
Whyte
Gauge
standard gauge
Leading dia.
Driver
Coal
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Tractive effort
lbf
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London and South Western Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways
London and South Western Railway
4-4-0
steam locomotives
London and South Western Railway
Dugald Drummond
Caledonian Railway
M7
700
C8
Nine Elms Locomotive Works
L11 class

Southern Railway
Richard Maunsell

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