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LBSCR A1 / A1x class 0-6-0T

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BR Power Classification:		 1872
4 ft
26 ft ½ in
28 tons 5 cwt
§12 in x 20 in
150 lb sq in
500 gals
1 ton
10,695 lbs
0-P
§ Different sizes were fitted over the years, varying from 12 ins to 14 3/16 ins.
 
The LBSC was better than the other Southern Companies in keeping locomotive classes more or less in consecutive numbers, but they could issue these numbers somewhat randomly! With the "Terriers" they really excelled themselves. The following table is set out in order of build:
Early
LBSC Nº		 Later
LBSC Nº		 SR Nº # BR Nº Name ¶ Built
(as A1)		 Rebuilt
(as A1x)		 Notes
71 671 - - Wapping Oct 1872 - Bought by K&ESR 1905 as Nº5 Rolvenden, scrapped 1938
70 - - 32670 Poplar Nov 1972 - Bought by Rother Valley Rly May 1901 as Nº3 Bodiam, withdrawn Nov 1963, preserved at KESR
72§ - 2636 32636 Fenchurch Nov 1872 Apr 1913 Bought by Newhaven Harbour Co. 1898, to SR 1927, bought by Bluebell Rly 1964
73 673 - - Deptford Nov 1872 Feb 1912 Bought by Edge Hill Lt Rly Apr 1919 as Nº1, withdrawn 1946
74 674 - - Shadwell Nov 1872 - Bought by EHLR Jul 1920 as Nº2, withdrawn 1946
75 - - - Blackwell Nov 1872 - Bought by IWCR Mar 1899 as Nº9, withdrawn 1927
64 664 - - Kemptown Jun 1874 - Withdrawn Jan 1903
65 - - - Tooting Jun 1874 - Withdrawn Feb 1901
66 666 - - Hatcham Jun 1874 - Withdrawn Feb 1901
67 667 - - Brixton Jun 1874 - Bought by Grassmoor Collieries Apr 1920, withdrawn 1935
68 668 2735 - Clapham Aug 1874 - Bought by LSWR 1903 as Nº735, withdrawn 1937
69 - W10 W10 Peckham Aug 1874 - Bought by IWCR Apr 1900 as Nº10 Cowes, withdrawn 1949
59 659 2659 32659 Cheam Oct 1875 Dec 1912 Withdrawn Jun 1963
60 660 - - Ewell Oct 1875 - Withdrawn Jun 1903
61 661 2661 32661 Sutton Oct 1875 Jan 1912 Withdrawn Apr 1963
62 662 2662 32662 Martello Oct 1875 Dec 1912 Withdrawn Nov 1963, preserved at Bressingham Steam Museum
63 663 B663 - Preston Oct 1875 May 1913 Withdrawn Mar 1925
58 658 - - Wandle Nov 1875 - Withdrawn Mar 1902
52 652 - - Surrey Dec 1875 - Bought by Pauling & Co 1902 as Nº38, withdrawn 1920?
53 653 2653 - Ashtead Dec 1875 May 1912 Bought by WP&CLR Feb 1937 as Nº4, became GWR Nº6 1940, withdrawn 1948
54 654 1751 DS680 Waddon Dec 1875 - Bought by SECR Sep 1904 as Nº751. Became Lancing shunter as SR Nº680S. Preserved and shipped to the Delson Museum, near Montreal, Canada, Jun 1962
55 655 2655 32655 Stepney Dec 1875 Oct 1912 Bought by Bluebell Rly May 1960
56 656 - - Shoreditch Dec 1875 - Withdrawn Dec 1903
57 657 - - Thames Dec 1875 - Bought by Pauling & Co May 1902, withdrawn 1920?
46 646 W2, W8 32646 Newington Dec 1876 - Bought by LSWR Feb 1917 as Nº734, bought by FYNR as Nº2, became SR W2, named Freshwater Oct 1928, renumbered W8 Apr 1932, returned to mainland as 32646, withdrawn Aug 1949
47 647 2647 32647 Cheapside Dec 1876 Jan 1912 Withdrawn Oct 1951
48 648 - - Leadenhall Dec 1876 - Withdrawn Aug 1901
49 649 - - Bishopsgate Dec 1876 - Bought by Pauling & Co 1902 as Nº78, withdrawn Oct 1909
50 650 2650 32650 Whitechapel Dec 1876 May 1920 To IoW 1930 as W9 Fishbourne, returned 1936, to Lancing Works 1937 as 515S, withdrawn Nov 1963, sold to Kent & East Sussex Railway.
51 651 - - Rotherhithe Dec 1876 - Withdrawn Feb 1901
41 - - - Piccadilly Jun 1877 - Withdrawn Jun 1902
42 642 B2642 - Tulsehill Jun 1877 - To Battersea shed pilot Oct 1919 - May 1922 as Nº642S, returned 1923 as Nº642, withdrawn May 1925
43 643 - 5 Gipsyhill Jun 1877 Sep 1919 Bought by WC&PR 1925 as Nº2 Portishead, became GWR Nº5 1940, withdrawn Mar 1954
44 644 2644 32644 Fulham Jun 1877 Nov 1912 Withdrawn Apr 1951
45 645 - - Merton Jun 1877 - Withdrawn Jul 1904. Last "Terrier" to be scrapped by LBSC
40 - W11 32640 Brighton Mar 1878 Aug 1918 Awarded Gold Medal at Paris Exhibition, 1878. Bought by IWCR 1902 as Nº11, Named "Newport" by SR, returned 1947, withdrawn Sep 1963, now preserved at the IoWSR
76 - - - Hailsham Jul 1877 - Withdrawn Jan 1903
37 637 - - Southdown May 1878 - To Loco Dept, Battersea, Jun 1908, bought by British Government Feb 1918
38 638 - - Millwall May 1878 - Brighton works shunter Aug 1906-Feb 1918 as Nº638 Loco Dept in black, lined red. Bought by British Government 1918, then by S&MR as Nº8 Dido
39 - - - Denmark May 1878 - Bought by Pauling & Co Jul 1902 as Nº87, withdrawn Oct 1909
35 635 2635 32635 Morden Jun 1878 Apr 1922 To Brighton Works Aug 1946, as 377S, repainted in Stroudley livery 1947, continued thus under BR, named Brighton Works reverted to capital stock Jan 1959 as 32635, still in Stroudley livery, withdrawn Mar 1963
36 - - - Bramley Jun 1878 - Bought by Pauling & Co 1902 as Nº38, withdrawn Oct 1909
77 677 W3/W13 32677 Wonersh Jun 1880 Nov 1911 Withdrawn by SR 1925, stored, to IoW 1927 as NºW3, Nºlater W13, Carisbrooke, returned 1949, withdrawn Sep 1959
78 678 W4/2678 32678 Knowle Jun 1880 Nov 1911 Withdrawn by SR 1925, stored, to IoW 1929 as NºW4, Bembridge, returned 1936, withdrawn Oct 1963, preserved at KESR
79 679 - - Minories Jun 1880 Jan 1912 Bought by British Government Jan 1918, withdrawn from Chatham Dockyard 1933
80 680 B680 - Bookham Jun 1880 Apr 1912 Withdrawn 1926
81 681 - - Beulah Jul 1880 Nov 1909 Temporarlily converted to 2-4-0T Sep 1905-Feb 1913. Bought by British Government Jan 1918, to S&MR, withdrawn 1934
82 682 380S - Boxhill July 1880 Nov 1911 Brighton Works shunter 1920-1947, the only "Terrier" to survive in original A1 condition although she was fitted with a Drummond chimney by SR. Preserved.
83 683 - - Earlswood Aug 1880 - Bought by British Government Jan 1918, to S&MR as Nº9 Daphne, returned to SR in 1939 as spare parts supply
84 - W12 - Crowborough Sept 1880 Jul 1916 Bought by IWCR Nov 1903 as Nº12, became SR NºW12 Ventnor. Withdrawn May 1936 but not scrapped until 1950
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§ 		 Between 1923 and 1928 SR numbers were the LBSC numbers with the added prefix 'B',
although the new number may not have been applied until some time later
Nearly all LBSCR names were removed in 1906
Although first loco built was Nº71, Nº72 was the first in service
Bibliography: The London Brighton and South Coast Railway by C Hamilton Ellis
The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway web site by Dave Searle - www.lbscr.org.uk
Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Great Britain

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