The LSWR T3 class is a class of express passenger 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Twenty were constructed between 1892 and 1893. One, No. 563, has been preserved and restored to full working order.

The T3 class was the ultimate Adams LSWR 4-4-0 design of express passenger locomotives, all having outside cylinders. Adams had built 4-4-0 locomotives of during 1876-77 when he was employed by the Great Eastern Railway (GER).

Built at Nine Elms, this T3 class locomotive entered service as London and South Western Railway (LSWR) number 563 during March 1893. The locomotive was originally withdrawn in March 1939 having covered 1.5 million miles but returned to service the following month.

2015年1月12日 · Twenty ‘T3’ locomotives were built at Nine Elms works between 1890 and 1893, and numbered 557-576. When new, allocations were shared between Nine Elms, Northam (Southampton), Fratton, Salisbury and Exmouth Junction.

2021年1月8日 · The restoration of LSWR T3 No 563 is rapidly moving forward. 563’s boiler could steam this year for the first time in over 70 years and the locomotive could be complete next year. Her tender needs to catch up! Will you help make it possible? Join the T3NDER Club today!

Adams LSWR Class T3 4-4-0 No 563 was built at Nine Elms Works for the harder express and mail runs from Waterloo. Twenty were constructed between 1892–1893. The class was numbered 557–576, and had been intended as a variant of the X2 class with slightly smaller driving wheels (6 ft 7 in versus 7 ft 1 in).

The class T3 locomotive was one of the family of four similar 4-4-0s introduced by Adams from 1890 onwards. These four classes represented the pinnacle of his career and were at least on par with, and in many cases better than, contemporary locomotives of other lines.

2024年9月7日 · Bachmann have today announced a newly tooled range of LSWR Adams Class T3 4-4-0 locomotives in OO Gauge! The order book will open in November.

No. 563 is a preserved London and South Western Railway (LSWR) T3 class 4-4-0 tender steam locomotive. No. 563 was built in February, 1893 at Nine Elms Works of the London South Western Railway (LSWR) as part of their T3 class designed by William Adams in 1892.

2019年4月7日 · Designed by Williams Adams, London and South Western Railway T3 No.563 became part of the Swanage Railway Trust collection in March 2017. It is the only steam locomotive which is owned outright by the Swanage Railway Trust.