Lew (locomotive)
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Manning Wardle, Leeds |
| Serial number | 2042 |
| Build date | 1925 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration: |
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| • Whyte | 2-6-2T |
| Gauge | 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm) |
| Leading dia. | 2 ft 0 in (0.610 m) |
| Driver dia. | 2 ft 9 in (0.838 m) |
| Trailing dia. | 2 ft 0 in (0.610 m) |
| Wheelbase |
Coupled: 6 ft 6 in (1.981 m) Total: 17 ft 9 in (5.410 m) |
| Length | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) over buffer beams |
| Width | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Height | 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) |
| Loco weight | 27.25 long tons (27.69 t; 30.52 short tons) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Firebox: • Firegrate area |
8.85 sq ft (0.822 m2) |
| Heating surface | 383 sq ft (35.58 m2) |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 10.5 in × 16 in (267 mm × 406 mm) |
| Valve gear | Joy |
| Career | |
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| Operators | Southern Railway |
| Numbers | E188 |
| Locale | Devon, South West England |
| Withdrawn | November 1935 |
| Disposition | sold overseas, final destination and fate unknown |
Lew was a Manning Wardle 2-6-2T built in 1925 for the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.
Lew, following L&B tradition, was named after one of the local rivers with a three-letter name, the River Lew.
Lew was similar in design to the previous Manning Wardle locomotives built for the L&B, the main difference being a redesigned cab to eliminate a smoke trap, and give more room to the crew. She was sold at auction along with other L&B equipment in November 1935, two months after the railway closed. However, she was purchased in December by a dismantler and was used to remove the line until July 1936.
In September 1936, Lew sailed from Swansea, on the SS Sabor - believed to have been destined for a plantation in Brazil. Despite the efforts of many enthusiasts, no proof of the locomotive's current whereabouts, or eventual fate has been published.
A replica of Lew, named Lyd in accordance with the L&B tradition of naming its locos after local three-letter rivers, was completed at Boston Lodge on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway in August 2010.
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