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LSWR Adams X6 Class 4-4-0
photograph: Mike Morant collection
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| The X6 class 4-4-0 was an Adams design introduced by Drummond in December 1895 at the same time as the T6 class was being built. Very similar in design the X6s had six inch smaller coupled wheels and correspondingly smaller bogie wheels,to the same measurements as on the T3 class. These locos were the subject of detail changes by Drummond and were the first to be given the abbreviated initials "S. W. R." on the tender with a smooth number plate and devoid of brass beading. Apparently it was Adams' intention to build a class of tweny engines, but Drummond thought otherwise and only ten were constructed. The numbers that might have been used by further X6 engines were taken up by M7s. One of the engines, N°658, was later fitted with a Drummond boiler and was also the last of the Adams 4-4-0 types to remain in service. |
Technical Details
| Introduced: Driving Wheel: Bogie Wheel: Length: Weight: Water Capacity: Cylinders (2): Boiler Pressure: Tractive Effort: Coal Capacity: Urie Power Classification: |
1890 6 ft 7ins 3 ft 7ins 54 ft 5 3/8 ins 82 tons 17 cwt 3,300 gals 19 in x 26 in 175 lb sq in 22,150 lbs 5 tons I |
Data
| LSWR/SR N° # | Built | Order N° | Withdrawn |
| 657 | Dec 1895 | X6-1 | ? 1940 |
| 658 | Dec 1895 | X6-2 | Dec 1946 |
| 659 | Dec 1895 | X6-3 | Sep 1943 |
| 660 | Dec 1895 | X6-4 | Oct 1936 |
| 661 | Dec 1895 | X6-5 | Dec 1936 |
| 662 | Dec 1895 | X6-6 | Mar 1933 |
| 663 | May 1896 | X6-7 | Oct 1936 |
| 664 | May 1896 | X6-8 | Apr 1943 |
| 665 | Jun 1896 | X6-9 | Jun 1933 |
| 666 | Jun 1896 | X6-10 | Jun 1943 |
| # Between 1923 and 1928 SR numbers were the L&SWR numbers with the added prefix 'E', although the prefix may not have been removed until some time later! | |||
This page was last updated 20 January 2011
