The LSWR/SR H15 class was a class of 2-cylinder 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Robert Urie for mixed-traffic duties on the LSWR. Further batches were constructed by Richard Maunsell for the Southern Railway after 1923. They were given the nickname of "Junior King Arthur" due to the size of their driving wheels, the S15 and their N15 cousins had driving wheels which had a diameter of 5 foot and 7 inches and 6 foot and 7 inches respectively.[2]
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Official 1914 LSWR works photograph of Urie H15 class mixed-traffic locomotive No. 483 at Eastleigh. Smoke deflectors were fitted during the early 1930s. |
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Class | LSWR/SR: H15 |
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Power class | - LSWR / SR: A
- BR: 4MT, later 4P5F
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Numbers | - LSWR: 335, 482–491
- SR: E330–E335, E473–E478, E482–E492, E521–E524 → 330–335, 473–478, 482–492, 521–524
- BR: 30330–30335, 30473–30478, 30482–30491, 30521–30524
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Nicknames | Chonker, "Junior King Arthurs", "Cathedrals" |
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Locale | Southern Region |
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Withdrawn | 1955–1961 |
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Disposition | All scrapped |
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