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Kent & East Sussex Railway – A1 Class 0-6-0T No.3 ‘Bodiam’ (70 ‘Poplar’, BR No.32670) on duty with down service to Robertsbridge at Rolvenden Station on 26/04/147 – Copyright – H C Casserley
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) A1 Class is an English class of 0-6-0T steam locomotive. Designed by William Stroudley, 50 members of the class were built in 1872 and between 1874 and 1880, all at Brighton Works. The class has received several nicknames, initially being known as "Rooters" by their south London crews. However, the engines were more famously known as "Terriers" on account of the distinctive 'bark' of the exhaust beat.
Originally known as "A" class, these diminutive tank locomotives were designed in 1870 to haul commuter trains on the heavily congested lines in South and South-East London. These included routes from London Bridge to both East and West Croydon, London Victoria to Sutton and the line from Victoria to London Bridge via. Peckham Rye and Denmark Hill, as well as operating on the East London Railway under the Thames through the Thames Tunnel designed by Marc Isambard Brunel. Six locomotives were built for these services during 1872 and were successful due to their high acceleration between the closely spaced station stops and ability to haul reasonably heavy trains. A further 44 were thus built between June 1874 and September 1880 to complement the original six.
A1 (Terrier) Class 0-6-0T No. 3 ‘Bodiam’ (70 ‘Poplar’, BR No.32570) designed by William Stroudley, built in 1872 at Brighton Works. Rebuilt to A1X in 1943 at St Leonards Works.
In May 1901 it was for £650 to Kent & East Sussex Railway and went into service K&ESR No. 3 ‘Bodiam’ where it stayed to 1931 when it was withdrawn from service and left to rusting on a siding at Rolvenden Yard until in 1932/33 it lost its name around 1935. It became serviceable when another Terrier (71 ‘Wapping’ then running as No.5 ‘Rolvenden’) was cannibalised for parts to restore ‘Bodiam’ back into service but without the nameplate.
It went to British Rail (S) in 1948 at nationalisation, when it was based at Rolvenden, moving to Ashford, then spent time at St Leonards from 1954 before moving to Brighton in 1957 and ended up working on the Hayling Island Branch, based at Eastleigh in 1963 being withdrawn in the same year. It was sold to Kent & East Sussex Preservation Society in April 1964 and then acquired by The Terrier Trust 1995 for use on the K&ESR now preserved as No. 3 ‘Bodiam’.
Photographer: unknown – Copyright – H.C. Casserley – taken preparing to depart Rolvenden Station with a down service to Robertsbridge on 26/04/1947.
Kent & East Sussex Railway – A1 Class 0-6-0T No.3 ‘Bodiam’ (70 ‘Poplar’, BR No.32670) on duty with down service to Robertsbridge at Rolvenden Station on 26/04/147 – Copyright – H C Casserley
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) A1 Class is an English class of 0-6-0T steam locomotive. Designed by William Stroudley, 50 members of the class were built in 1872 and between 1874 and 1880, all at Brighton Works. The class has received several nicknames, initially being known as "Rooters" by their south London crews. However, the engines were more famously known as "Terriers" on account of the distinctive 'bark' of the exhaust beat.
Originally known as "A" class, these diminutive tank locomotives were designed in 1870 to haul commuter trains on the heavily congested lines in South and South-East London. These included routes from London Bridge to both East and West Croydon, London Victoria to Sutton and the line from Victoria to London Bridge via. Peckham Rye and Denmark Hill, as well as operating on the East London Railway under the Thames through the Thames Tunnel designed by Marc Isambard Brunel. Six locomotives were built for these services during 1872 and were successful due to their high acceleration between the closely spaced station stops and ability to haul reasonably heavy trains. A further 44 were thus built between June 1874 and September 1880 to complement the original six.
A1 (Terrier) Class 0-6-0T No. 3 ‘Bodiam’ (70 ‘Poplar’, BR No.32570) designed by William Stroudley, built in 1872 at Brighton Works. Rebuilt to A1X in 1943 at St Leonards Works.
In May 1901 it was for £650 to Kent & East Sussex Railway and went into service K&ESR No. 3 ‘Bodiam’ where it stayed to 1931 when it was withdrawn from service and left to rusting on a siding at Rolvenden Yard until in 1932/33 it lost its name around 1935. It became serviceable when another Terrier (71 ‘Wapping’ then running as No.5 ‘Rolvenden’) was cannibalised for parts to restore ‘Bodiam’ back into service but without the nameplate.
It went to British Rail (S) in 1948 at nationalisation, when it was based at Rolvenden, moving to Ashford, then spent time at St Leonards from 1954 before moving to Brighton in 1957 and ended up working on the Hayling Island Branch, based at Eastleigh in 1963 being withdrawn in the same year. It was sold to Kent & East Sussex Preservation Society in April 1964 and then acquired by The Terrier Trust 1995 for use on the K&ESR now preserved as No. 3 ‘Bodiam’.
Photographer: unknown – Copyright – H.C. Casserley – taken preparing to depart Rolvenden Station with a down service to Robertsbridge on 26/04/1947.