The LSWR O2 class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Sixty were constructed during the late nineteenth century. They were also the last steam engines to work on the Isle of Wight, with the final two being withdrawn in 1967. One has been preserved and is operational.

Designed by William Adams for the London and South Western Railway, 60 of these locomotives were built at Nine Elms Works between 1889 and 1895 primarily for London suburban traffic. Displaced by more powerful locomotives the O2s were dispersed throughout the LSWR system, their short wheelbase and relatively light weight being particularly ...

Although the design can be traced back to an Adams design on the GER, the O2 was a compact, up-to-date and business-like design, very powerful for its size. Within a couple of years of the completion of the 60 locomotives, they had become so useful to the operating authorities that almost all sheds on the South Western had a few on their rosters.

2024年5月17日 · EFE Rail produce a model of the LSWR Class O2 'Adams' 0-4-4 steam locomotive in OO gauge. A new batch has now arrived in stock comprising of five new variations in LSWR, SR and BR colour schemes. Some of these models feature a new tooling alteration to cover those fitted with the larger 'Isle of Wight style' bunker.

The LSWR therefore required a locomotive with attributes of power and compactness, with a small wheel size to gain acceleration on intensive timetables. Adams settled upon the 0-4-4T wheel arrangement to provide the basis of what was to become the O2 Class.

2008年6月6日 · The LSWR O2 Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Sixty were constructed during the late nineteenth century. Adams was presented with the problem of a greatly increasing volume of commuter traffic experienced with the suburbanisation of London during the 1880s.

2021年10月18日 · My Adams 02 arrived in record time today, but it's going back! No damage done in transit, but the cab roof is scratched, there's a nick in the back edge of the…

History of the Adams O2 Steam Locomotive In 1888 William Adams, the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London & South Western Railway, decided that it was time to replace all the small Beattie tanks, mostly the well-known Well Tanks, on the London suburban services. During the following four years Adams produced

2015年12月5日 · My latest 'pride of the fleet' is my newly acquired Kernows LSWR Adams 02, which was made in conjunction with Dave Jones (DJ Models). My model is presented in plain black with Bulleid 'sunshine' lettering, and features a wealth of separately applied detail parts including prominent Westinghouse air pump and pull-push equipment and finely ...

The LSWR O2 Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Sixty were constructed during the late nineteenth century. They were also the last steam engines to work on the Isle of Wight, with the final two being withdrawn in 1967.