S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST

The S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST was a class of nine 0-6-0ST locomotives built by Fox, Walker and Company for the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between 1874 and 1876. Numbered 1 to 9, all except number 8 passed in the London, Midland and Scottish Railway stock in 1930, who allocated them numbers 1500–1507. Two (1501 and 1503) never received their LMS numbers, and all were withdrawn by the end of 1934. All were scrapped.

S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderFox, Walker & Co.
Build date1874–1876
Total produced9
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0ST
 • UICC n2t
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)
Loco weight43 long tons 17 cwt (98,200 lb or 44.6 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Valve typeSlide valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort19,652 lbf (87.42 kN)
Career
Operators
Power classLMS: 2F
Numbers
  • S&DJR: 1–9
  • LMS: 1500–1507
Withdrawn1928–1934
DispositionAll scrapped

References
  • Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 31. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
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