SR USA Class
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The Southern Railway USA Class was a class of 14 (plus 1 used for spares) ex-United States Army Transportation Corps S100 Class steam locomotives used for shunting Southampton Docks. They replaced elderly LSWR B4 Class 0-4-0T.
Various modifications were made to them.
They were replaced by British Rail Class 07 (introduced 1962), but nine remained in departmenta and five survived until the end of steam on the Southern Region in 1967.
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[edit] Preservation
Four examples have been preserved in England, plus an ex-JZ Class 62, built in 1960 to a broadly similar design.
[edit] In Fiction
In the TV Series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, a character based on this locomotive, Rosie, was introduced in Season 10 of the series. She was painted a bright purple and grey colour, and idolized Thomas the Tank Engine in her debut story.
[edit] External links
- http://www.semg.org.uk/steam/usa_01.html
- http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/cgi-bin/rlylocos?NO=&NA=&CL=USA&CO=ANY&BL=&WN=&LO=
- http://www.kesr-operating.org.uk/LocoTrust.htm
| Locomotives of the Southern Railway | |
| Maunsell: | H15 - Lord Nelson - N15 (King Arthur) - N15X - Q - V (Schools) - U - U1 - W - Z |
| Bulleid: | Leader - Merchant Navy - Q1 - USA - West Country/Battle of Britain |
