Wednesday 9 September 2015

Southern railways USA S100 dock tank

A visitor to the Embsay Bolton Abbey Railway
some time ago


We are losing the S100 No72 from K&WVR


Great engines and thankfuly a number were saved
from the cutters torch.



The SR USA class were ex-United States Army Transportation CorpsS100 Class steam locomotive purchased and adapted by the Southern Railway (SR) after the end of the Second World War to replace the LSWR B4 class then working in Southampton Docks.


Original drawing of the S100 dated 1941




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