British Railways (SR) – ‘O2 Class’ 0-4-4T ‘W25 Godshill’ at Ventnor Station, IOW c1960.

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British Railways (SR) – ‘O2 Class’ 0-4-4T ‘W25 Godshill’ at Ventnor Station, IOW c1960.
British Railways (SR) – ‘O2 Class’ 0-4-4T ‘W25 Godshill’ at Ventnor Station, IOW c1960.

The LSWR O2 Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Sixty were constructed during the late nineteenth century. They were also the last steam engines to work on the Isle of Wight, with the final two being withdrawn in 1967.

The class is usually best associated with the Isle of Wight railway system, with the Isle of Wight Central Railway making enquires as to the possibility of purchasing some class members in the early twentieth century. This plan fell through, however, and it was not until after Grouping in 1923 that the newly formed Southern Railway was forced to resolve the desperate locomotive power situation on the Isle of Wight.

W25 ‘Godshill’ was built as No, 190 by LSWR at Nine Elms Works in 1890 and was shipped to the Isle of Wight 1925 and was based at 71E Newport Shed, it remained there until 1963 when it was withdrawn and scrapped on the Island.

Photographer unknown - taken when running round at Ventnor Station, IOW c1960

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Taken on: January 1, 1960
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