LMS Fowler Class 3F 0-6-0T

Class 3F Shunting Tank Locomotive

Class 3F 0-6-0T no. 47493 at Corfe Castle, Swanage Railway

LMS class 3F no. 47383, The Engine House, Severn Valley Railway

Technical Data

Introduced : 1924
Number built : 422
Wheel arrangement : 0-6-0T

This was an improved version of a Midland 1899 design, and was primarily intended for shunting freight yards, although they were fitted out to handle passenger work as well if required. As a result, they could be found all over the LMS network on various duties.

Original Number	1944 Number	Works Built at	Year Built
7100-7119	7260-7279	Vulcan Foundry	1924
7120-7134	7280-7294	North British	1924
7135-7141	7295-7301	Hunslett	1924
7142-7149	7302-7309	Hunslett	1925
16400-16459	7137-7376	North British	1924
16460-16509	7377-7426	Vulcan Foundry	1926
16510-16534	7427-7451	Hunslett	1926
16535-16543	7452-7460	Bagnall	1926
16544-16549	7461-7466	Bagnall	1927
16550-16554	7467-7471	Vulcan Foundry	1928
16555-16560	7472-7477	Vulcan Foundry	1927
16561-16599	7478-7516	Vulcan Foundry	1928
16600-16624	7517-7541	Beardmore	1928
16625-16632	7542-7549	Hunslett	1927
16633-16669	7550-7586	Hunslett	1928
16670-16674	7587-7591	Hunslett	1929
16675-16684	7592-7601	Bagnall	1928
16685-16723	7602-7640	Beardmore	1928
16724-16749	7641-7666	Beardmore	1929
16750-16764	7467-7681	Horwich	1930
19-25*	7310-7316	Bagnall	1928

* This batch was produced for the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, and was absorbed back into LMS stock in 1930.

Preservation

10 of the class survive in preservation:

7279 - Located at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, on static display

7298 - Based at Ian Riley Engineering, operational

7324 - Located at the East Lancashire Railway, under overhaul

7327 - Located at Midland Railway - Butterley, on static display

7357 - Located at Midland Railway - Butterley, operational

7383 - Located at the Engine House, Severn Valley Railway, on static display

7406 - Located at the Great Central Railway, on static display

7445 - Located at Midland Railway - Butterley, undergoing restoration

7493 - Located at the Spa Valley Railway, under overhaul

7564 - Located at Midland Railway - Butterley, in storage (mostly used for spares, and unlikely to be ever steamed again)

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