Lew (locomotive)

Southern Railway E188 Lew
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderManning Wardle, Leeds
Serial number2042
Build date1925
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-2T
Gauge1 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)
WheelbaseCoupled: 6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Total: 17 ft 9 in (5.410 m)
Length22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) over buffer beams
Width6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Height8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Loco weight27.25 long tons (27.69 t; 30.52 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:​
 • Grate area8.85 sq ft (0.822 m2)
Heating surface383 sq ft (35.58 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size10.5 in × 16 in (267 mm × 406 mm)
Valve gearJoy
Career
OperatorsSouthern Railway
NumbersE188
LocaleDevon, South West England
WithdrawnNovember 1935
DispositionSold 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.

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