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The G&SWR 45 Class were 0-6-2T steam locomotives designed by Peter Drummond for the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) of which 18 were built in 1915-1917, followed by a further 10 of a slightly modified design in 1919 after Robert Whitelegg took over as Chief Mechanical Engineer. [1]
The G&SWR had historically made relatively little use of tank engines, and those which it owned in 1915 were exclusively small locomotives for shunting or suburban passenger services. However, Drummond's tenure as Locomotive Superintendent was a time of considerable change for G&SWR locomotive design and the 45 Class marked a departure from previous practice, as they were built for goods and mineral traffic which had previously used tender engines such as 0-6-0s. They were particularly associated with the Ayrshire coalfield, and were thus a Scottish equivalent to the many Welsh 0-6-2T locomotives employed on similar duties in the South Wales valleys. Their design had many similarities to the Highland Railway X Class 0-6-4Ts which Drummond had built for his previous employer. [2] The Whitelegg engines of 1919 had slightly increased water tank capacity and some minor detail changes, most obviously to the shape of the cabside cutouts, and were employed on similar traffic. Shortly prior to these entering service the entire G&SWR locomotive fleet had been renumbered, and the type now became known as the 1 Class under the new numbering system. [3]
The locomotives were much more successful than some of Drummond's earlier designs for the G&SWR, although their limited water tankage compared to tender engines became a problem after they passed into London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ownership in 1923. The LMS wanted to increase the loads which former G&SWR locomotives were permitted to haul, and whilst the 0-6-2Ts were capable of hauling heavier trains they lacked sufficient water capacity to complete longer journeys. They were therefore redeployed to shunting and short-distance trip workings, and the class became quite widely dispersed. By the time withdrawals commenced in 1936 some examples were allocated to Carlisle, Workington and various former Midland Railway depots elsewhere in England. One even spent some years banking on the Highland Main Line. During World War II the surviving locomotives were all returned to the former G&SWR system. [4]
Only one, no. 16905, survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948 and this was withdrawn the same year without receiving its BR number. Four locomotives were sold into industrial service and the last survivor was the former LMS 16908 which worked at Ashington Colliery until 1955. All were scrapped.
The class was originally designated 45 Class but, after the G&SWR's 1919 renumbering, this was changed to 1 Class. The LMS initially numbered them 16400-16427 but in 1926 changed this to 16900-16927 to make space for new LMS 3F 0-6-0Ts.
| G&SWR no. (pre-1919) | G&SWR no. (post-1919) | LMS no. (pre-1926) | LMS no. (post-1926) | builder's number | date delivered | date withdrawn | notes |
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| 45 | 23 | 16422 | 16922 | NBL 21242 | Dec 1915 | Dec 1945 | |
| 84 | 24 | 16423 | 16923 | NBL 21243 | Dec 1915 | Jan 1938 | |
| 90 | 25 | 16424 | 16924 | NBL 21244 | Dec 1915 | May 1936 | |
| 91 | 26 | 16425 | 16925 | NBL 21245 | Dec 1915 | Mar 1936 | |
| 122 | 11 | 16410 | 16910 | NBL 21246 | Jan 1916 | Nov 1936 | sold to Robert McAlpine & Sons no.80 |
| 284 | 22 | 16421 | 16921 | NBL 21247 | Jan 1916 | Dec 1945 | |
| 101 | 27 | 16426 | 16926 | NBL 21507 | May 1917 | Dec 1945 | |
| 102 | 28 | 16427 | 16927 | NBL 21508 | May 1917 | Feb 1938 | |
| 141 | 12 | 16411 | 16911 | NBL 21509 | Jun 1917 | Mar 1946 | |
| 142 | 13 | 16412 | 16912 | NBL 21510 | Jun 1917 | Jun 1938 | |
| 143 | 14 | 16413 | 16913 | NBL 21511 | Jun 1917 | Jan 1938 | |
| 144 | 15 | 16414 | 16914 | NBL 21512 | Jun 1917 | Jun 1937 | |
| 145 | 16 | 16415 | 16915 | NBL 21513 | Jun 1917 | Mar 1938 | |
| 146 | 17 | 16416 | 16916 | NBL 21514 | Jun 1917 | Feb 1936 | |
| 147 | 18 | 16417 | 16917 | NBL 21515 | Jun 1917 | Aug 1940 | |
| 148 | 19 | 16418 | 16918 | NBL 21516 | Jun 1917 | May 1936 | |
| 149 | 20 | 16419 | 16919 | NBL 21517 | Jun 1917 | Nov 1937 | |
| 150 | 21 | 16420 | 16920 | NBL 21518 | Jun 1917 | Nov 1947 | |
| 1 | 16400 | 16900 | NBL 22070 | May 1919 | Dec 1939 | ||
| 2 | 16401 | 16901 | NBL 22071 | May 1919 | Feb 1944 | ||
| 3 | 16402 | 16902 | NBL 22072 | May 1919 | Dec 1938 | ||
| 4 | 16403 | 16903 | NBL 22073 | May 1919 | Nov 1936 | sold to Robert McAlpine & Sons no.81 | |
| 5 | 16404 | 16904 | NBL 22074 | May 1919 | Feb 1937 | sold to Ashington Coal Company no.1 | |
| 6 | 16405 | 16905 | NBL 22075 | Jun 1919 | Apr 1948 | withdrawn before receiving BR number 56905 | |
| 7 | 16406 | 16906 | NBL 22076 | Jun 1919 | Jun 1938 | ||
| 8 | 16407 | 16907 | NBL 22077 | Jun 1919 | Nov 1945 | ||
| 9 | 16408 | 16908 | NBL 22078 | Jun 1919 | Jun 1937 | sold to Ashington Coal Company no.2 | |
| 10 | 16409 | 16909 | NBL 22079 | Jun 1919 | Jun 1936 | ||
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