Southern Railway USA class |
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USA class locomotive No. 30073 at Eastleigh MPD in August 1966. |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Designer | Col. Howard G. Hill. |
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Builder | |
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Model | S100 |
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Build date | 1942-43 |
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Class | SR: USA |
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Power class | BR: 3F |
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Number in class | 14 (plus one bought for spares) |
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Nicknames | Yank Tanks |
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Locale | Southampton Docks |
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Withdrawn | 1962–1967 |
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Preserved | 30064, 30065, 30070, 30072, others of base S100 class |
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Disposition | Four preserved, remainder scrapped |
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Sources: [page needed] and |
The SR USA class are some ex-United States Army Transportation Corps S100 Class steam locomotives purchased and adapted by the Southern Railway (SR) after the end of the Second World War to replace the LSWR B4 class then working in Southampton Docks. SR staff nicknamed them "Yank Tanks".[3][4]