LSWR 445 class

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)Leading dia.3 ft 7 in (1.092 m)Driver dia.7 ft 1 in (2.159 m)Length51 ft 11+3⁄8 in (15.83 m)Height13 ft 2+3⁄4 in (4.03 m)Axle load15.00 long tons (15.24 t)Adhesive weight29.75 long tons (30.23 t)Loco weight46.05 long tons (46.79 t)Tender weight32.25 long tons (32.77 t)Fuel typeCoalWater cap.2,800 imp gal (13,000 L; 3,400 US gal)Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)CylindersTwo, outsideCylinder size18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)

Performance figures
Tractive effort	12,442 lbf (55.3 kN)

Career
Operators	LSWR · SR
Class	445
Power class	SR: K
Withdrawn	1923–1925
Disposition	All scrapped

The LSWR 445 class was a class of express passenger 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Twelve were constructed by Robert Stephenson and Company in 1883.

The class were numbered 445–456, and were an enlarged version of the 135 class.

Table of locomotive orders

Year	Builder	Quantity	LSWR Numbers	Notes
1883	Robert Stephenson & Co. 2535–2546	12	445–456

All were renumbered in to the duplicate list as 0445–0456 between 1908 and 1911.

All passed to the Southern Railway at the grouping in 1923. Withdrawals started in the same year, with four being retired in 1924, and the last seven were withdrawn in 1925. All were scrapped.

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