Below are the names and numbers of the LSWR N15 class/SR 'King Arthur' Class locomotives. Another successful publicity campaign by the Southern Railway when named from 1925 onwards, they represented the counties of Devon and Somerset, UK, due to their association with the legend of King Arthur. The batches have been separated for ease of reference.
The Urie Arthurs
BR No. | SR No. | SR Name [1] | Builder | Built | Withdrawn | Notes |
30736 | 736 | Excalibur | LSWR, Eastleigh | August 1918 | November 1956 | Lemaître exhaust |
30737 | 737 | King Uther | LSWR, Eastleigh | October 1918 | June 1956 | Lemaître exhaust |
30738 | 738 | King Pellinore | LSWR, Eastleigh | December 1918 | March 1958 | |
30739 | 739 | King Leodegrance | LSWR, Eastleigh | February 1919 | May 1957 | |
30740 | 740 | Merlin | LSWR, Eastleigh | April 1919 | December 1955 | Deliberately involved in crash staged for film at Longmoor Military Railway[2] |
30741 | 741 | Joyous Gard | LSWR, Eastleigh | April 1919 | February 1956 | Lemaître exhaust |
30742 | 742 | Camelot | LSWR, Eastleigh | June 1919 | February 1957 | |
30743 | 743 | Lyonnesse | LSWR, Eastleigh | August 1919 | October 1955 | |
30744 | 744 | Maid of Astolat | LSWR, Eastleigh | September 1919 | January 1956 | |
30745 | 745 | Tintagel | LSWR, Eastleigh | November 1919 | February 1956 | |
30746 | 746 | Pendragon | LSWR, Eastleigh | June 1922 | October 1955 | |
30747 | 747 | Elaine | LSWR, Eastleigh | July 1922 | October 1956 | |
30748 | 748 | Vivien | LSWR, Eastleigh | August 1922 | September 1957 | |
30749 | 749 | Iseult | LSWR, Eastleigh | September 1922 | June 1957 | |
30750 | 750 | Morgan le Fay | LSWR, Eastleigh | October 1922 | July 1957 | |
30751 | 751 | Etarre | LSWR, Eastleigh | November 1922 | June 1957 | |
30752 | 752 | Linette | LSWR, Eastleigh | December 1922 | December 1955 | Lemaître exhaust |
30753 | 753 | Melisande | LSWR, Eastleigh | January 1923 | March 1957 | |
30754 | 754 | The Green Knight | LSWR, Eastleigh | February 1923 | February 1953 | First member to be withdrawn from service in 1953 due to cracked frames.[3] |
30755 | 755 | The Red Knight | LSWR, Eastleigh | March 1923 | May 1957 | Lemaître exhaust |
The Eastleigh Arthurs
BR No. | SR No. | SR Name[1] | Builder | Built | Withdrawn | Notes | Image |
30448 | 448 | Sir Tristram | SR, Eastleigh | May 1925 | August 1960 | | |
30449 | 449 | Sir Torre | SR, Eastleigh | June 1925 | December 1959 | | |
30450 | 450 | Sir Kay | SR, Eastleigh | June 1925 | September 1960 | | |
30451 | 451 | Sir Lamorak | SR, Eastleigh | June 1925 | June 1962 | Boiler preserved on the Mid-Hants Railway. | |
30452 | 452 | Sir Meliagrance | SR, Eastleigh | July 1925 | August 1959 | | |
30453 | 453 | King Arthur | SR, Eastleigh | February 1925 | July 1961 | | |
30454 | 454 | Queen Guinevere | SR, Eastleigh | March 1925 | October 1958 | | |
30455 | 455 | Sir Lancelot | SR, Eastleigh | March 1925 | April 1959 | | |
30456 | 456 | Sir Galahad | SR, Eastleigh | April 1925 | May 1960 | | |
30457 | 457 | Sir Bedivere | SR, Eastleigh | April 1925 | May 1961 | | |
30793 | 793 | Sir Ontzlake | SR, Eastleigh | March 1926 | September 1962 | | |
30794 | 794 | Sir Ector de Maris | SR, Eastleigh | March 1926 | August 1960 | | |
30795 | 795 | Sir Dinadan | SR, Eastleigh | April 1926 | August 1962 | | |
30796 | 796 | Sir Dodinas le Savage | SR, Eastleigh | April 1926 | March 1962 | | |
30797 | 797 | Sir Blamor de Ganis | SR, Eastleigh | June 1926 | May 1959 | | |
30798 | 798 | Sir Hectimere | SR, Eastleigh | June 1926 | June 1962 | | |
30799 | 799 | Sir Ironside | SR, Eastleigh | July 1926 | February 1961 | Boiler preserved at the Mid-Hants Railway, fitted on S15 No. 506 and steamed.[4] | |
30800 | 800 | Sir Meleaus de Lile | SR, Eastleigh | September 1926 | September 1961 | | |
30801 | 801 | Sir Meliot de Logres | SR, Eastleigh | October 1926 | April 1959 | | |
30802 | 802 | Sir Durnore | SR, Eastleigh | October 1926 | July 1961 | |
30803 | 803 | Sir Harry le Fise Lake | SR, Eastleigh | November 1926 | September 1961 | | |
30804 | 804 | Sir Cador of Cornwall | SR, Eastleigh | December 1926 | February 1962 | |
30805 | 805 | Sir Constantine | SR, Eastleigh | January 1927 | June 1959 | | |
30806 | 806 | Sir Galleron | SR, Eastleigh | January 1927 | April 1961 | Suffered bomb damage from a V-1 flying bomb on August 16, 1944, but was later repaired.[5] | |
The Scotch Arthurs
BR No. | SR No. | SR Name[1] | Builder | Built | Withdrawn | Notes | Image |
30763 | 763 | Sir Bors de Ganis | North British Loco 23209 | May 1925 | October 1960 | | |
30764 | 764 | Sir Gawain | North British Loco 23210 | May 1925 | July 1961 | | |
30765 | 765 | Sir Gareth | North British Loco 23211 | May 1925 | September 1962 | | |
30766 | 766 | Sir Geraint | North British Loco 23212 | May 1925 | December 1958 | | |
30767 | 767 | Sir Valence | North British Loco 23213 | May 1925 | June 1959 | | |
30768 | 768 | Sir Balin | North British Loco 23214 | May 1925 | November 1961 | | |
30769 | 769 | Sir Balan | North British Loco 23215 | June 1925 | March 1960 | | |
30770 | 770 | Sir Prianius | North British Loco 23216 | June 1925 | November 1962 | This locomotive was the subject of a spelling mistake, as the Knight of the same name in the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory was Sir Priamus. | |
30771 | 771 | Sir Sagramore | North British Loco 23217 | June 1925 | February 1961 | | |
30772 | 772 | Sir Percivale | North British Loco 23218 | June 1925 | September 1961 | | |
30773 | 773 | Sir Lavaine | North British Loco 23219 | June 1925 | February 1962 | | |
30774 | 774 | Sir Gaheris | North British Loco 23220 | June 1925 | January 1960 | | |
30775 | 775 | Sir Agravaine | North British Loco 23221 | June 1925 | February 1960 | | |
30776 | 776 | Sir Galagars | North British Loco 23222 | June 1925 | January 1959 | | |
30777 | 777 | Sir Lamiel | North British Loco 23223 | June 1925 | October 1961 | Preserved as part of the National Collection, under overhaul at the Great Central Railway. | |
30778 | 778 | Sir Pelleas | North British Loco 23224 | July 1925 | May 1959 | | |
30779 | 779 | Sir Colgrevance | North British Loco 23225 | July 1925 | July 1959 | | |
30780 | 780 | Sir Persant | North British Loco 23226 | July 1925 | July 1959 | | |
30781 | 781 | Sir Aglovale | North British Loco 23227 | August 1925 | May 1962 | | |
30782 | 782 | Sir Brian | North British Loco 23228 | July 1925 | September 1962 | | |
30783 | 783 | Sir Gillemere | North British Loco 23279 | August 1925 | March 1961 | | |
30784 | 784 | Sir Nerovens | North British Loco 23280 | September 1925 | October 1959 | | |
30785 | 785 | Sir Mador de la Porte | North British Loco 23281 | September 1925 | October 1959 | | |
30786 | 786 | Sir Lionel | North British Loco 23282 | September 1925 | August 1959 | | |
30787 | 787 | Sir Menadeuke | North British Loco 23283 | September 1925 | February 1959 | | |
30788 | 788 | Sir Urre of the Mount | North British Loco 23284 | September 1925 | February 1962 | | |
30789 | 789 | Sir Guy | North British Loco 23285 | September 1925 | December 1959 | | |
30790 | 790 | Sir Villiars | North British Loco 23286 | September 1925 | November 1961 | | |
30791 | 791 | Sir Uwaine | North British Loco 23287 | September 1925 | May 1960 | | |
30792 | 792 | Sir Hervis de Revel | North British Loco 23288 | September 1925 | February 1959 | | |
References
- ^ a b c All details from: Burridge, Frank: Nameplates of the Big Four (Oxford Publishing Company: Oxford, 1975) ISBN 0-902888-43-9
- ^ Bradley, D.L. (1967). Locomotives of the L.S.W.R.: Part 2. Kenilworth: RCTS. p. 185.
- ^ Duggan, Jamie. "LSWR/SR Urie N15 "King Arthur" Class steam locomotives – Sole Survivor". Rail Advent. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Steam Railway No. 488 January 4 - January 31 2019
- ^ Ramsden, Matt (24 June 2019). "Doodlebug Summer in Kent 75th anniversary". KentOnline. Retrieved 24 June 2019.