LB&SCR A1X Class W8 Freshwater

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
• UIC	C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	48 in (1.22 m)
Wheelbase	12 ft (3.66 m)
Length	26 ft 0½ in
Loco weight	26.85 long tons (27.28 t) (1877–90); 24.35 long tons (24.74 t) (1890–1912); 26.15 long tons (26.57 t) (1912–32); 29.25 long tons (29.72 t) (1932–);
Fuel type	Coal
Firebox:
• Grate area	10.3 sq ft (0.96 m2) (1877–90); 10 sq ft (0.93 m2) (1890–1912, 1932–); 11.25 sq ft (1.045 m2) (1912–32);
Boiler pressure	140 psi (0.97 MPa) (1877–1890); 150 psi (1.0 MPa) (1890–);
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	13 in × 20 in (330 mm × 510 mm) (1877–94, 1912–); 14 in × 20 in (360 mm × 510 mm) (1894–1912);

W8 *Freshwater*
W8 Freshwater
	W8 Freshwater at Kingscote station whilst visiting the Bluebell Railway.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	William Stroudley
Builder	LB&SCR Brighton works
Build date	January 1877
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
• UIC	C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	48 in (1.22 m)
Wheelbase	12 ft (3.66 m)
Length	26 ft 0½ in
Loco weight	26.85 long tons (27.28 t) (1877–90); 24.35 long tons (24.74 t) (1890–1912); 26.15 long tons (26.57 t) (1912–32); 29.25 long tons (29.72 t) (1932–);
Fuel type	Coal
Firebox:
• Grate area	10.3 sq ft (0.96 m2) (1877–90); 10 sq ft (0.93 m2) (1890–1912, 1932–); 11.25 sq ft (1.045 m2) (1912–32);
Boiler pressure	140 psi (0.97 MPa) (1877–1890); 150 psi (1.0 MPa) (1890–);
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	13 in × 20 in (330 mm × 510 mm) (1877–94, 1912–); 14 in × 20 in (360 mm × 510 mm) (1894–1912);
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	8,380 lbf (37.3 kN) (1877–90); 8,980 lbf (39.9 kN) (1890–94, 1912–); 10,415 lbf (46.33 kN) (1894–1912);
Operators
Career
Operators	LB&SCR (1877–1903); LSWR (1903–13); FYNR (1913–22); Southern Railway (1923–47); British Railways (1948–63);
Class	A1 until April 1932; A1x from April 1932;
Power class	Isle of Wight: A; BR: 0P;
Numbers	46 (1877–1902); 646 (1902–03); 734 (1903–17); 2 (1917–24); W2 (1924–32); W8 (1932–49); 32646 (1949–);

W8 Freshwater is a Stroudley A1X Terrier class 0-6-0T steam locomotive, which is based at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.

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