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Southern Railway 'Terrier' Locomotive No.662 'Martello' stabled at Wansford. Nene Valley Railway. 10 03 2019

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, with this particular loco being built in 1875.

 

The class has received several nicknames, initially being known as "Rooters"[1] by their south London crews. However, the engines were more famously known as "Terriers" on account of the distinctive 'bark' of the exhaust beat.

 

Later in their careers, some engines were known as "Hayling Billy" on account of their work on the Hayling Island branch line. A pub of this name on the island was briefly home to the engine which is now No.W8 Freshwater.

 

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LB%26SCR_A1_class

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