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TTTT 8: The Swanage Railway's LSWR T3 #563, recently restored to run under her own power for the first time in 75 years! Complete with two ex-SR coaches and the "Devon Belle" Observation Car No. 14.

“South London Speedway”

It took about 25 hours of work spread over 4 days, but I’ve finally finished this painting as my second foray into British Victorian steam locomotives, with a bit of fantastical flair thrown in. Here, the rival crews of an LSWR 4-4-0 and the LBSCR’s “Gladstone” exchange unpleasantries as their top link expresses charge along the parallel tracks just south of the Thames. The South Western engine has claimed the lead, undoubtedly due to the advantages of having a draconic stoker tend to the fire.

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Presenting the LSWR X2!

578, 584, and 584 are on the North Western Railway-578 and 584 were bought by the NWR upon withdrawl in 1933. They performed well, so when 586 was the last to be withdrawn in 1942 the NWR purchased them as well.

587-The first of second batch, 587 was given to the Sodor Railway Museum upon withdrawl in 1937.

577-The class prototype, was preserved in 1933 as part of what would become the National Railway Museum.

590-Donated to the Krestaen Railway Museum in 1937

596, 581, and 580 are on the Chester and Holyhead Railway- In 1931 596 was withdrawn despite being the youngest class member, The C&HR purchased the locomotive, and found their performance good enough to purchas 581 in 1932, and 580 in 1933.

W19 Osbourne (still in it's LSWR livery) stops at Shanklin in the 1920's. Note the metropolitan carriages, some still in use today as beach huts along the Duver in St Helens.