The London and South Western Railway T9 class is a class of 66 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Dugald Drummond and introduced to services on the LSWR in 1899. One example has been preserved after British Railways ownership.

Apr 7, 2021 · Following the successful restoration of 563, we are now moving our attention to the next challenge: Returning LSWR T9 No.120, owned by the National Railway Museum to steam in time for its 130th Birthday in 2029!

In March 1960 the locomotive hauled the last Passenger train between Newbury and Eastleigh. It was withdrawn from service at Exmouth shed at Exeter in 1961 but remained in capital stock. The following year it was restored at Eastleigh to run in LSWR green livery and numbered as 120 to work special trains and some normal services.

Four Years later, he would introduce his most famous design, the T9. This was a 52 ton 4-4-0 express locomotive with 6ft 7in driving wheels & a top speed exceeding 80 mph & were even recorded as reaching as fast as 90-95.

The NRM's T9 whilst running as Southern 120 on the Mid Hants Railway. Photograph by Tony Cane.

Mar 24, 1994 · Class: T9; Wheels: 4-4-0; Built: 1899; Numbers Carried: 120, E120, 120, 30120; Arrived On Bluebell Railway: 24 March 1994 (on loan) Left Bluebell: 1 Feb 2008 for Bodmin & Wenford Railway; Owned By: National Railway Museum

30120 was the last surviving locomotive of the class and in 1962 it was restored to LSWR livery as number 120 for working special passenger trains and has since been preserved. Several locomotives were converted to oil burning during the coal crisis after the Second World War.

Apr 18, 2024 · Swanage Railway volunteers are raising funds to restore London and South Western Railway T9 Class No. 120 in time for its 130th Birthday in 2029.

Mar 29, 2023 · English: London and South Western Railway T9 class locomotive No. 120 (later Southern Railway 120 then British Railways 30120). It is part of the United Kingom National Collection.

Jan 1, 2007 · LSWR Greyhound T9, 120, was loaned to the Bluebell Railway by the National Railway Museum. It was last operational on the Bluebell Railway in the mid-1990s. The locomotive left Bluebell for it's new home on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway on …