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Kent & East Sussex Railway – ‘A1 Class’ 0-6-0T – No.5 ‘Rolvenden’ (71 ‘Wapping’ in Rolvenden Yard part cannibalised on 19.08.1933 – 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.
The LSWR operated the Lyme Regis branch from the beginning; the permanent way was very light and permissible axle loads limited, at 12 tons. The locomotives used at first were No’s. 734 and 735, Terrier (A1) class 0-6-0T engines; they formerly belonged to the London Brighton & South Coast Railway (LBSCR) for suburban work. However, they were not entirely successful due to their limited power.
A1 (Terrier) Class 0-6-0T No. 71 ‘Wapping’, (671, K&ESR No.5) designed by William Stroudley, built in 1872 at Brighton Works.
Hired for construction of the Sheppey Light Railway. Sold for £700 to Rother Valley Railway (Kent & East Sussex Railway) in January 1905 and became No.5 ‘Rolvenden’. Withdrawn in 1932, cannibalised in 1933 and scrapped at Rolvenden in 1938.
Photographer Unknown – Copyright H C Casserley – taken after being withdrawn and part cannibalised in Rolvenden Yard on 19.08.1933.
Kent & East Sussex Railway – ‘A1 Class’ 0-6-0T – No.5 ‘Rolvenden’ (71 ‘Wapping’ in Rolvenden Yard part cannibalised on 19.08.1933 – 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.
The LSWR operated the Lyme Regis branch from the beginning; the permanent way was very light and permissible axle loads limited, at 12 tons. The locomotives used at first were No’s. 734 and 735, Terrier (A1) class 0-6-0T engines; they formerly belonged to the London Brighton & South Coast Railway (LBSCR) for suburban work. However, they were not entirely successful due to their limited power.
A1 (Terrier) Class 0-6-0T No. 71 ‘Wapping’, (671, K&ESR No.5) designed by William Stroudley, built in 1872 at Brighton Works.
Hired for construction of the Sheppey Light Railway. Sold for £700 to Rother Valley Railway (Kent & East Sussex Railway) in January 1905 and became No.5 ‘Rolvenden’. Withdrawn in 1932, cannibalised in 1933 and scrapped at Rolvenden in 1938.
Photographer Unknown – Copyright H C Casserley – taken after being withdrawn and part cannibalised in Rolvenden Yard on 19.08.1933.