The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Fowler Class 7F was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. They were a Midlandised version of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G2 and Class G2A 0-8-0 s. They were also classified as Class G3 …

The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) 7F 2-8-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for hauling heavy coal and goods trains. Eleven were built in two batches in 1914 and 1925, and were used until withdrawal between 1959 and 1964.

The LNWR used a lowest available number numbering system, meaning that numbers were somewhat haphazard. After the grouping in 1923, the LMS renumbered the G2 class 9395-9454 in order of build date. All were inherited by British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948. BR added 40000 to their numbers so that they became 49395-49454. Number in Service.

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G2A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. They were upgraded from LNWR Class G1 principally by the fitting of a higher pressure boiler. Some of the G2As subsequently received lower pressure boilers on overhaul, taking them back into Class G1.

Moreover, steamindex cites Bill Aves's article "The LMS 7F 0-8-0s - 'Austin Sevens': unnecessary and Perverse? Br. Rlys ill, 1995, 4, 358-67. and summarizes: "Despite having long travel valves and inside Walschaerts valve gear and a boiler based on that of the LNWR 0-8-0s the design was unsatisfactory due to a long wheel base coupled with ...

The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) 7F 2-8-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for hauling heavy coal and goods trains. Eleven were built in two batches in 1914 and 1925 and were used until withdrawal between 1959 and 1964.

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Fowler Class 7F was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. They were a Midlandised version of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G2 and Class G2A 0-8-0s. They were also classified …

The London Midland and Scottish Railway Class Fowler Class 7F was an update of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) G2 Class 0-8-0. The class were sometimes known as 'Baby Austins' after a motor car that was becoming popular at the time.

The engines were at first numbered 9670-9680 when they came into LMS stock in 1930, but they were renumbered 13800-13810 in 1932. Under BR ownership they became 53800-53810. They spent the whole of their lives working freight traffic over the SDJR line.

L&NWR/LMS/BR 7F G2A (Super Ds) The origin of the class can be traced back to1892 when Webb introduced his prototype 0-8-0 locomotive. Later developments saw three and four cylinder compounds, superheated and non superheated boilers, round topped and Belpaire fireboxes.