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LSWR Locos (330)

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  1. SpudUk

    SpudUk Well-Known Member

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    Hello,

    I have always loved LSWR locos and I was wondering if anyone knew of piccies of any that no longer exist, especially any 330 class locos?

    Taaa
     
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    I must say I couldn't remember what a 330 class was. For those who were similarly foxed:

    http://wapedia.mobi/en/LSWR_330_class
     
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    And here's a photo from a very nice Fotopic collection.

    http://kettlesgalore.fotopic.net/p64929099.html
     
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    Ah magic that is exactly what I imagined they would look like, thanks!!
     
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    For photographs, diagrams and histories of long-lost LSWR classes, I thoroughly recommend D. L. Bradley's excellent series on LSWR Locomotives (Didcot: Wild Swan Publications), particularly The Early Engines 1838-53 and the Beattie Classes. Unfortunately, they are out of print, and I had to get them second hand and at great expense, but they make an excellent investment and provide fascinating reading. There are a couple of errors, but that is only to be expected in a work of this magnitude. The '330' class Beyer Saddletanks may be found on pages 207-217.
     
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  6. KentYeti

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    Two copies currently shown on ABE Books, (via their book search). £15 for a damaged copy, and £48 for one in good condition.

    I've found them very useful for getting out of print books.

    Lovely to see a photo of that class.
     
    KentYeti, Jul 23, 2010
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    Yes, ABE books are an excellent resource for getting rare books. I've used them to get 1940s bound volumes of the Railway Magazine. If only it had the same quality of content today as it had then! Getting all four volumes of Bradley's work did set me back a ton over the course of a year, but there aren't all that many books on LSWR locomotives with the same breadth of detail. I managed to get my copy of Bradley's Beattie volume from Kevin Robertson Books at a surprisingly keen price for a book in brand-new condition. The late Brian Haresnape was another reasonably good contributor of locomotive histories (I have his Maunsell locomotives volume), but emphasis is placed more on the pictures telling the story than a fine balance between illustration and text.
     
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