The LSWR M7 class is a class of 0-4-4T passenger tank locomotive built between 1897 and 1911. The class was designed by Dugald Drummond for use on the intensive London network of the …

Dugald Drummond became Locomotive Superintendent of the LSWR in 1895 (his title changed to Chief Mechanical Engineer in 1905) and his first new class after continuing construction of …

After 1912 thirty-one M7 locomotives were equipped with push-pull train capabilities with the provision of a primitive cable and pulley device. This was a modification that was designed to …

The engines were designated ‘’M7’’, which derived from the alphanumerical order number of the early batches at Nine Elms Works. When the first ‘’M7’’ Tanks entered service in March 1897, …

After moving to Bournemouth in December 1963 30053 was one of four M7 class locomotives to operate the last push-pull services on the Southern Region. The engines were employed on …

With the introduction of new locomotives on suburban lines, the M7 was increasingly used on branch lines. For this purpose, a larger number were equipped with push-pull controls, which …

Of the entire fleet of M7 engines which remained in existence, 30245 was the eldest, having been completed at Nine Elms Works in April 1897 (at a cost of £1,400) and withdrawn over 65-years …

The LSWR required more powerful locomotives to support the increase of commuter traffic from the southern suburbs into London. The resulting M7 class was the largest and heaviest 0-4-4T …

This Website contains much information about the last operational Drummond M7 locomotive, which is based at the award winning heritage steam railway at Swanage in Dorset, Southern …

The LSWR M7 class is a class of 0-4-4T passenger tank locomotive built between 1897 and 1911. The class was designed by Dugald Drummond for use on the intensive London network of the …