S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Fox, Walker & Co.
Build date	1874–1876
Total produced	9

Specifications
Configuration	0-6-0ST
UIC class	C n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)
Loco weight	43 long tons 17 cwt (98,200 lb or 44.6 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	160 lbf/in² (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves

Performance figures
Tractive effort	19,652 lbf (87.42 kN)

Career
Operators	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway → London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Power class	LMS: 2F
Numbers	S&DJR: 1–9 LMS: 1500–1507
Withdrawn	1928–1934
Disposition	All scrapped

The S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST was a class of nine 0-6-0 ST locomotives built by Fox, Walker and Company for the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between 1874 and 1876. Numbered 1 to 9, all except number 8 passed in the London, Midland and Scottish Railway stock in 1930, who allocated them numbers 1500–1508. Two (1503 and 1503) never received their LMS numbers, and all were withdrawn by the end of 1934. All were scrapped.

References

Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 31. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.

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