List of King Arthur class locomotives

Below are the names and numbers of the LSWR N15 class/SR 'King Arthur' Class locomotives. Another successful publicity campaign by the Southern Railway when named from 1925 onwards, they represented the counties of Devon and Somerset, UK, due to their association with the legend of King Arthur. The batches have been separated for ease of reference.

The Urie Arthurs

BR No.	SR No.	SR Name ^[1]	Builder	Built	Withdrawn	Notes
30736	736	Excalibur	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001918-08-01-0000August 1918	000000001956-11-01-0000November 1956	Lemaître exhaust
30737	737	King Uther	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001918-10-01-0000October 1918	000000001956-06-01-0000June 1956	Lemaître exhaust
30738	738	King Pellinore	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001918-12-01-0000December 1918	000000001958-03-01-0000March 1958
30739	739	King Leodegrance	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001919-02-01-0000February 1919	000000001957-05-01-0000May 1957
30740	740	Merlin	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001919-04-01-0000April 1919	000000001955-12-01-0000December 1955	Deliberately involved in crash staged for film at Longmoor Military railway^[2]
30741	741	Joyous Gard	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001919-04-01-0000April 1919	000000001956-02-01-0000February 1956	Lemaître exhaust
30742	742	Camelot	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001919-06-01-0000June 1919	000000001957-02-01-0000February 1957
30743	743	Lyonnesse	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001919-08-01-0000August 1919	000000001955-10-01-0000October 1955
30744	744	Maid of Astolat	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001919-09-01-0000September 1919	000000001956-01-01-0000January 1956
30745	745	Tintagel	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001919-11-01-0000November 1919	000000001956-02-01-0000February 1956
30746	746	Pendragon	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001922-06-01-0000June 1922	000000001955-10-01-0000October 1955
30747	747	Elaine	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001922-07-01-0000July 1922	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956
30748	748	Vivien	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001922-08-01-0000August 1922	000000001957-09-01-0000September 1957
30749	749	Iseult	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001922-09-01-0000September 1922	000000001957-06-01-0000June 1957
30750	750	Morgan le Fay	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001922-10-01-0000October 1922	000000001957-07-01-0000July 1957
30751	751	Etarre	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001922-11-01-0000November 1922	000000001957-06-01-0000June 1957
30752	752	Linette	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001922-12-01-0000December 1922	000000001955-12-01-0000December 1955	Lemaître exhaust
30753	753	Melisande	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001923-01-01-0000January 1923	000000001957-03-01-0000March 1957
30754	754	The Green Knight	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001923-02-01-0000February 1923	000000001953-02-01-0000February 1953
30755	755	The Red Knight	LSWR, Eastleigh	000000001923-03-01-0000March 1923	000000001957-05-01-0000May 1957	Lemaître exhaust

The Eastleigh Arthurs

BR No.	SR No.	SR Name^[1]	Builder	Built	Withdrawn	Notes
30448	448	Sir Tristram	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001960-08-01-0000August 1960
30449	449	Sir Torre	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001959-12-01-0000December 1959
30450	450	Sir Kay	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001960-09-01-0000September 1960
30451	451	Sir Lamorak	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001962-06-01-0000June 1962
30452	452	Sir Meliagrance	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-07-01-0000July 1925	000000001959-08-01-0000August 1959
30453	453	King Arthur	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-02-01-0000February 1925	000000001961-07-01-0000July 1961
30454	454	Queen Guinevere	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-03-01-0000March 1925	000000001958-10-01-0000October 1958
30455	455	Sir Lancelot	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-03-01-0000March 1925	000000001959-04-01-0000April 1959
30456	456	Sir Galahad	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-04-01-0000April 1925	000000001960-05-01-0000May 1960
30457	457	Sir Bedivere	SR, Eastleigh	000000001925-04-01-0000April 1925	000000001961-05-01-0000May 1961
30793	793	Sir Ontzlake	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-03-01-0000March 1926	000000001962-09-01-0000September 1962
30794	794	Sir Ector de Maris	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-03-01-0000March 1926	000000001960-08-01-0000August 1960
30795	795	Sir Dinadan	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-04-01-0000April 1926	000000001962-08-01-0000August 1962
30796	796	Sir Dodinas le Savage	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-04-01-0000April 1926	000000001962-03-01-0000March 1962
30797	797	Sir Blamor de Ganis	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-06-01-0000June 1926	000000001959-05-01-0000May 1959
30798	798	Sir Hectimere	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-06-01-0000June 1926	000000001962-06-01-0000June 1962
30799	799	Sir Ironside	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-07-01-0000July 1926	000000001961-02-01-0000February 1961
30800	800	Sir Meleaus de Lile	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-09-01-0000September 1926	000000001961-09-01-0000September 1961
30801	801	Sir Meliot de Logres	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-10-01-0000October 1926	000000001959-04-01-0000April 1959
30802	802	Sir Durnore	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-10-01-0000October 1926	000000001961-07-01-0000July 1961
30803	803	Sir Harry le Fise Lake	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-11-01-0000November 1926	000000001961-09-01-0000September 1961
30804	804	Sir Cador of Cornwall	SR, Eastleigh	000000001926-12-01-0000December 1926	000000001962-02-01-0000February 1962
30805	805	Sir Constatine	SR, Eastleigh	000000001927-01-01-0000January 1927	000000001959-06-01-0000June 1959
30806	806	Sir Galleron	SR, Eastleigh	000000001927-01-01-0000January 1927	000000001961-04-01-0000April 1961

The Scotch Arthurs

BR No.	SR No.	SR Name^[1]	Builder	Built	Withdrawn	Notes
30763	763	Sir Bors de Ganis	North British Loco 23209	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001960-10-01-0000October 1960
30764	764	Sir Gawain	North British Loco 23210	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001961-07-01-0000July 1961
30765	765	Sir Gareth	North British Loco 23211	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001962-09-01-0000September 1962
30766	766	Sir Geraint	North British Loco 23212	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001958-12-01-0000December 1958
30767	767	Sir Valence	North British Loco 23213	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001959-06-01-0000June 1959
30768	768	Sir Balin	North British Loco 23214	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001961-11-01-0000November 1961
30769	769	Sir Balan	North British Loco 23215	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001960-03-01-0000March 1960
30770	770	Sir Prianius	North British Loco 23216	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001962-11-01-0000November 1962	Interestingly, this locomotive was the subject of a spelling mistake, as the Knight of the same name in the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory was Sir Priamus.
30771	771	Sir Sagramore	North British Loco 23217	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001961-02-01-0000February 1961
30772	772	Sir Percivale	North British Loco 23218	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001961-09-01-0000September 1961
30773	773	Sir Lavaine	North British Loco 23219	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001962-02-01-0000February 1962
30774	774	Sir Gaheris	North British Loco 23220	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960
30775	775	Sir Agravaine	North British Loco 23221	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001960-02-01-0000February 1960
30776	776	Sir Galagars	North British Loco 23222	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001959-01-01-0000January 1959
30777	777	Sir Lamiel	North British Loco 23223	000000001925-06-01-0000June 1925	000000001961-10-01-0000October 1961	Preserved as part of the National Collection, back on mainline railtours after work done on firebox stays. Operational base is the Great Central Railway (preserved).
30778	778	Sir Pelleas	North British Loco 23224	000000001925-07-01-0000July 1925	000000001959-05-01-0000May 1959
30779	779	Sir Colgrevance	North British Loco 23225	000000001925-07-01-0000July 1925	000000001959-07-01-0000July 1959
30780	780	Sir Persant	North British Loco 23226	000000001925-07-01-0000July 1925	000000001959-07-01-0000July 1959
30781	781	Sir Aglovale	North British Loco 23227	000000001925-08-01-0000August 1925	000000001962-05-01-0000May 1962
30782	782	Sir Brian	North British Loco 23228	000000001925-07-01-0000July 1925	000000001962-09-01-0000September 1962
30783	783	Sir Gillemere	North British Loco 23279	000000001925-08-01-0000August 1925	000000001961-03-01-0000March 1961
30784	784	Sir Nerovens	North British Loco 23280	000000001925-09-01-0000September 1925	000000001959-10-01-0000October 1959
30785	785	Sir Mador de la Porte	North British Loco 23281	000000001925-09-01-0000September 1925	000000001959-10-01-0000October 1959
30786	786	Sir Lionel	North British Loco 23282	000000001925-09-01-0000September 1925	000000001959-08-01-0000August 1959
30787	787	Sir Menadeuke	North British Loco 23283	000000001925-09-01-0000September 1925	000000001959-02-01-0000February 1959
30788	788	Sir Urre of the Mount	North British Loco 23284	000000001925-09-01-0000September 1925	000000001962-02-01-0000February 1962
30789	789	Sir Guy	North British Loco 23285	000000001925-09-01-0000September 1925	000000001959-12-01-0000December 1959
30790	790	Sir Villiars	North British Loco 23286	000000001925-09-01-0000September 1925	000000001961-11-01-0000November 1961
30791	791	Sir Uwaine	North British Loco 23287	000000001925-09-01-0000September 1925	000000001960-05-01-0000May 1960
30792	792	Sir Hervis de Revel	North British Loco 23288	000000001925-09-01-0000September 1925	000000001959-02-01-0000February 1959

References

1 2 3 All details from: Burridge, Frank: Nameplates of the Big Four (Oxford Publishing Company: Oxford, 1975) ISBN 0-902888-43-9
↑ Bradley, D.L. (1967). Locomotives of the L.S.W.R.: Part 2. Kenilworth: RCTS. p. 185.

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