Lew (locomotive)

Lew was a Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built in 1925 for the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.

Southern Railway E188 Lew
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderManning Wardle, Leeds
Serial number2042
Build date1925
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-2T
Gauge1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)
Leading dia.2 ft 0 in (0.610 m)
Driver dia.2 ft 9 in (0.838 m)
Trailing dia.2 ft 0 in (0.610 m)
WheelbaseCoupled: 6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Total: 17 ft 9 in (5.410 m)
Length22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) over buffer beams
Width6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Height8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Loco weight27.25 long tons (27.69 t; 30.52 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		8.85 sq ft (0.822 m2)
Heating surface383 sq ft (35.58 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size10.5 in × 16 in (267 mm × 406 mm)
Valve gearJoy
Career
OperatorsSouthern Railway
NumbersE188
LocaleDevon, South West England
WithdrawnNovember 1935
DispositionSold overseas, final destination and fate unknown

History

Lew, following L&B tradition, was named after one of the local rivers with a three-letter name, the River Lew.

Lew was built to the same design as the previous L&B Manning Wardle locomotives, but with a redesigned cab to eliminate a smoke trap and give more room to the crew. After the railway closed, the remaining L&B equipment was sold at auction in November 1935.[1] The nameplates, along with the nameplates of the other locomotives, were removed and donated to York Railway Museum (the predecessor of the National Railway Museum).[2] Lew was purchased to work the trains dismantling the railway, and was used for this purpose until late summer 1936.[3]

In September 1936, Lew was photographed with the words "A.L.C. Pernambuco Lot 1 Kilos 22353" painted on the front of its tank,[3] believed to refer to the purchaser, a plantation in Brazil. On 28 September 1936,[4] Lew sailed from Swansea, on the SS Sabor. Sabor arrived in Pernambuco on 15 October 1936.[5] Sabor left Pernambuco on 17 October, called at Bahia on 20 October,[6] and arrived in Rio de Janeiro on 23 October.[7]

Lyd
Main article: Lyd (locomotive)
Lyd at Porthmadog Harbour Station

A replica of Lew, named Lyd in accordance with the L&B tradition of naming its locos after local three-letter rivers, was completed at Boston Lodge on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway in August 2010.[8]

References
  1. Bradley, D.L. (October 1975). Locomotives of the Southern Railway: Part 1. London: RCTS. p. 85. ISBN 0-901115-30-4.
  2. Catchpole, L.T. The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 1895-1935. The Oakwood Press. p. 61.
  3. Tooke, Dave (March 2011). "Lew moves to Brazil" (PDF). Industrial Railway Record (204).
  4. "Toy Railway Engine". Western Morning News. England. 29 September 1936. Retrieved 15 August 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Mail and Steamship". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 17 October 1936. Retrieved 15 August 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Mail and Steamship". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 22 October 1936. Retrieved 15 August 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "The Mails". The Scotsman. Scotland. 27 October 1936. Retrieved 15 August 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "New replica steam locomotive unveiled in Ffestiniog". BBC News. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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