Maunsell V "Schools" class 4-4-0
| The first batch of ten, 900-909, were completed at
Eastleigh in 1930 and although intended for the eastern section the early
locomotives were temporarily assigned to Nine Elms for testing on Waterloo to
Salisbury and Bournemouth services. Remarkably no adjustments were found to be
necessary during this testing and the qualities of the new design were rapidly
becoming apparent. A batch of twenty 910-929 were built at Eastleigh between
1932 and 1934 and then a final ten 930-939 between 1934 and 1935, again at
Eastleigh. In the batch of twenty the naming strayed from Public Schools within
the Southern sphere but it firmly returned for the final ten.
As with all Maunsell passenger locos the whole class eventually gained smoke deflectors and being primarily an eastern section engine they mostly ran with six wheeled tenders, although in later life two (30912 and 30921) ran with Lord Nelson pattern bogie tenders on the western section. A number of the class were fitted with lemaitre multiple jet blastpipes and chimneys by Bulleid though these had little effect on the already excellent properties. In early BR days they gained mixed-traffic lined black livery which given their distinguished service was not a popular decision. They gained the passenger Brunswick green livery for their later BR days. |
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Nº30937 Epsom photographed at Ramsgate station
during 1961. The train in the other platform would appear to be a then fairly
new 4 Cep unit.
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
| Nº30921 Shrewsbury in pristine condition BR
black, at Bournemouth.
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
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Nº30928 Stowe at Chichester on 12th April 1962 with
the Brighton - Plymouth service.
photograph by Trevor Tupper |
| Nº30916 Whitgift on shed at Bricklayers Arms on 25th
April 1962.
photograph: Mike Morant collection |
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Nº926 Repton newly restored at Eastleigh prior to
shipment to Vermont in 1967.
photograph:Mike Morant collection |
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