Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

Identical to the Baldwins that went to the Richmond & Danville in the same year. Disposals began in the 1920s and continued one at a time into the 1940s.

Data out of List & Description of Southern Railway Locomotives (1914) book provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection. Tiny little consolidation from relatively early in the Southern's history.

Data out of List & Description of Southern Railway Locomotives (1914) book provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection. Narrow-gauge consolidations delivered in 2 different years (1886 - works #8038, 1888 - 9140) with the only difference being the slightly higher boiler pressure (135 psi vs 130) in the later engine.

Class 133 (Locobase 6502)

Data from Allen Stanley's collection of locomotive diagram books. This class was shown on the Southern's 1914 locomotive summary tables. Also Prince (1965).

The first five -- works #2009-2013 -- were among the first of the 20 x 24 Consolidations that the Southern system predecessors bought in large numbers in the 1880s and 90s. The Knoxville & Ohio took delivery of 5 more in 1886 with identical dimensions.

After the Southern's adoption of the 10-engine class, they ran on for another 30 years except for 165, which was scrapped in July 1915. Two -- 133 & 136 -- were sold in January 1925. 135 went in March 1926, 168 in April 1929, 136 in August 1929, 134 in September 1932, and the remainder -- 164, 166, 167 -- in October-November 1933.

Class 138 (Locobase 6488)

Data from Data from Allen Stanley's collection of locomotive diagram books. This class was shown on a diagram dated July 18, 1913 and 1914 locomotive summary tables..

These were repeats of the Baldwins of 2 years earlier, although they put almost 12,000 lb more on the drivers. Schenectady works #2902-2909 (1889) and 2897-2901 (1890). According to Prince (1965), the latter originally ran on the Knoxville & Ohio, a Kentucky road. All were taken into the Southern in the 1890s.

Class 267 (Locobase 6508)

Data from Allen Stanley's collection of locomotive diagram books. This class was shown on the Southern's 1942 locomotive summary tables. Also Prince (1965).

Baldwin's works #7103 wound up on the Carolina & Northwestern by 1942, but Locobase hasn't traced its history yet.

Class 411 (Locobase 5147)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

One of the lightest Consolidations to be inherited by the Southern Railway as it absorbed the ETV&G in 1894, this relatively numerous class provided secondary-line service for decades, in a couple of cases until 1949.

Class 458 (Locobase 5148)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on http://www.southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

Similar to the Baldwins of 3 years earlier, these ETV&G engines had shorter boilers and a few more tubes. When absorbed by the Southern in 1894, they continued on in their secondary-line duties until scrapped one by one.

Class 500 (Locobase 6493)

Data from locomotive diagram book provided from Allen Stanley's extension collection (diagram 22-F-22, dated August 2, 1910). This group of R & D locomotives were smaller than the Richmonds described in Locobase 6010, but had 2 1/4"-diameter boiler tubes.

Class 516 (Locobase 6010)

Data from Evaporative heating surface information from locomotive diagram book provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection

Class 521 (Locobase 6500)

Data from 1914 List of Locomotive Descriptions and Specifications provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection and Prince (1965). Although right in line with the other Consolidations bought by Southern subsidiaries at this time, these had somewhat bigger boilers. Works #8333-8334.

Class 523 (Locobase 6501)

Data from 1914 List of Locomotive Descriptions and Specifications provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection and Prince (1965). Works #8772-73, 8789, 8785, 8920-8923, 8963, 8965. Basic Southern design -- almost regardless of builder. This class had a slightly lower adhesion weight.

Class 544 (Locobase 6498)

Data from 1914 List of Locomotive Descriptions and Specifications provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection and Prince (1965). Richmond works #1915-1916, 1919, 2018-19, 2045-47, 2119 delivered in 1889-1890.

Class 546 (Locobase 5144)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

Consolidateds for one of the principal components of the Southern when the latter was formed on 1 July 1894 through a shotgun marriage enforced by JP Morgan. #7 proved particularly durable, not being scrapped until 1950.

Class 55 (Locobase 7619)

Data from WP 2 - 1946 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. The Western Pacific-oriented history site http://www.wplives.com/motivepower/srosters/Class_124_Roster__/class_124_roster__.html and http://www.tidewatersouthern.com/contents/motivepower/steam/280WP124/280wp124.htm, both accessed 3 July 2006 for the history of the engine.

This Baldwin Consolidation (works# 6085) had several owners. Noting that the C, NO & TP was not regauged from 5 feet to the standard gauge for 5 years after the 55 was delivered, the Tidewater Southern historian speculates that 55 may have delivered on the broader gauge. After more than 20 years of service bearing 3 engine number, 589 went to the Boca & Loyalton in California in 1905 as that railroad's #5. The B & L was incorporated in 1900 to serve the lumbering area encompassed by Truckee, Boca, Loyalton and other Sierra Valley towns. The WP bought the railroad in 1905, apparently because it would simplify supporting the Feather River Canyon construction over the next several years. In 1916, the 5 became the WP's 124.

Class 555 (Locobase 5145)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

A Baldwin batch virtually identical to the Rhode Island engines supplied to the R&D in the same year. Unlike the Rhode Islands, though, all of these had been scrapped by the mid-1920s.

Class 560 (Locobase 6009)

Data from Evaporative heating surface information from locomotive diagram book provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection

Consolidateds for one of the principal components of the Southern when the latter was formed on 1 July 1894 through a shotgun marriage enforced by JP Morgan. #7 proved particularly durable, not being scrapped until 1950.

Class 586 (Locobase 6499)

Data from 1914 List of Locomotive Descriptions and Specifications provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection and Prince (1965). Richmond works #1915-1916, 1919, 2018-19, 2045-47, 2119 delivered in 1889-1890.

Class 700 / K (Locobase 6113)

Data from the 1912 Alabama Great Southern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This was the standard 2-8-0 on the Southern Railway System in the first decade of the 20th Century. Like the AGS D9 class, these CNO & TP's engines had a very small firebox heating surface, although the grate area is sizable enough.

Deliveries came in batches, as follows:

Year Builder Works# Road #

1905 Richmond 30971-30975 700-704

1906 Richmond 40113-40117 705-709

1907 Baldwin 31540-31542, 31602, 31614, 31625-31628, 31674-31676,31689, 31724-31726, 31748-31749, 31798-31800,

31850-31851, 32028-32029 710-734

1907 Richmond 42898-42902 735-739

As with all of the other K Consolidations, these ranged widely and retired only gradually. Most were gone by the end of the 1930s, but a few hung on to be scrapped in 1949-1950.

Class D / D1 (Locobase 6109)

Data from the 1912 Alabama Great Southern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The first of the AGS Consolidations (works #3045-3050), these were better-suited than the Moguls to mainline freight duties. They had taller drivers, more ample steaming capacity, and higher tractive effort. The D1s (126-129 - works #3309-3312) followed two years later. There's no indication from the diagrams of any differences between the two classes.

Five of these locomotives were sold to the Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis as their class H-4C-28, road numbers 335-339.

Class D2 / H-7 (Locobase 6110)

Data from the 1912 Alabama Great Southern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The Baldwin version of the basic AGS Consolidation had more cylinder volume, slightly longer tubes and slightly larger grate, but a shallower firebox. They were delivered in a batch (BLW Works# 21217-21219). When the Southern Railway renumbered, these were grouped with the later group as H-7. Retirements occurred over several years - from 1924 to 1938.

Class D3 / H-7 (Locobase 6111)

Data from the 1912 Alabama Great Southern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

A year after producing its first batch of Consolidations for the AGS, Baldwin added 4 more (BLW Works#21645, 2165, 21669, 21733). These locomotives had substantially larger -- namely wider -- grates; the width went from 41" to 66". Overall heating surface didn't change much at all.

When the Southern renumbered, this quartet was grouped with the previous year's engines as class H-7. Retirements occurred over several years - from 1924 to 1938.

Class D9 / K (Locobase 6112)

Data from the 1912 Alabama Great Southern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This was the standard 2-8-0 on the Southern Railway System in the first decade of the 20th Century. The 31 shown here on the AGS differed only in tender size. What's puzzling to Locobase is the very small firebox heating surface, although the grate area is sizable enough.

Deliveries came in batches, as follows:

Year Builder Works# Road #

1905 Richmond 30980-30987 190-197

1906 Richmond 40647-40650 198-201

1907 Richmond 42903-42908 202-207

1909 Baldwin 33696-33699 208-211

1909 Baldwin 33709-33711 212-214

1909 Baldwin 33721-33722 215-216

1909 Baldwin 33730-33733 217-220

All were reclassified as K. Many were superheated and reclassified Ks. As might be expected for so ubiquitous a machine, retirements spanned decades.

Class F / Hs-6 (Locobase 6094)

Data from the 1917 New Orleans & North Eastern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

A pair delivered together (works # 34906-34907) in 1910, these two long-stroke Consolidations were soon superheated. In the Southern renumbering, they became 6898-99 and as such slogged along at the head of drag freights for another 33 years. Both were retired in May 1949.

Class G-1 (Locobase 6484)

Data from Allen Stanley's extensive collection of diagram books and locomotive summary tables. The diagram is dated October 30, 1926.

These Consolidations were delivered in 1892-93. The class came into the Southern in 1900 from the LE & StL as a block. Most were sold for scrap in August 1923 with 104 & 108 lasting until 1928.

Class G-2 (Locobase 5137)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

These are the G-2s described by Prince (1965) as having been delivered by Richmond in 1895-96. In 1903, the G-2s were renumbered 179-200. A relatively light Consolidation, this class retired between May 1927 (200) and November 1947 (191) with most out of service by World War II.

B Rumary's summary of Richmond production, supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004, showed 2371-2381 and 2391-2395.

Class G-2 (Locobase 2632)

Data from 1899 Brooks Catalogue and from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

Builder info from B.Rumary, 25 Kingscombe, Gurney Slade, Radstock, BA3 4TH, ENGLAND and Jeremy Lambert as supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004. Works #2671-76, produced in June 1896.

A relatively light Consolidation, this class retired between May 1927 (200) and November 1947 (191) with most out of service by World War II.

Class G-4 (Locobase 2652)

A big clutch of Consolidations came to the Southern when it absorbed these CNO&TP locomotives. Rhode Island built 36, Baldwin 31, Pittsburgh 10, and Schenectady 2. Predecessor class IDs included class D6 and D7.

They were scrapped between 1922-1929.

Prince (1965); data from CNO&TP MB 1917 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Class H (Locobase 6482)

Data from Allen Stanley's extensive collection of diagram books and locomotive summary tables. 1914 Southern Railway locomotive summary and Nov 7, 1913 diagram.

This batch of Consolidations (works 2675-2679) were very similar to 10 delivered in the same year from Richmond and described in Locobase 3287. This quintet had slightly smaller cylinders, however, and a larger boiler.

Class H-1 (Locobase 5139)

Although classed and numbered below the H-2s, these appear to be follow-ons to that design. Data also from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002). The principal changes were a slight lengthening (7") of the firetubes and fitting taller drivers. The latter alteration undoubtedly enhanced the design's ability to undertake mixed-train service and the class was built in relatively large numbers.

More chaos in numbering is apparent from the Prince (1965) roster, in which the first engines were delivered in 1899 and niumbered 262-269 (works #2906-13), later 275-282. Then came the 238-239 (works #3018-9) in 1900 (later 250-251), immediately followed by 277-299 (3020-3042) and by 400-409 (3124-3133) in 1901. These later engines were later renumbered 290-322. Baldwin chipped in 25 more of the same design in 1907 (480-504; later 353-377).

Most of the class was scrapped in the 1930s, although many of the 1901 batch survived World War II.

Class H-2 (Locobase 3287)

Data from Railroad Gazette, Vol XXX, #9 (1898). (Some data also from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002). The diagram shows a grate area of 27.88 sq ft, firebox heating surface of 154 sq ft, and total heating surface fof 2175.92 sq ft. It's not clear which locomotives had the smaller firebox, but I'm guessing it's the 1898 batch 250-257.)

This was a batch of 10 locomotives supplied to the Southern in 1897; works numbers were 2626-2635. (258-261 from Baldwin probably also had the same specifications.) The 248s were renumbered 253-262 in 1903. They were a good size and soldiered on into the 1930s. The first was scrapped in November 1933 and the others followed in the 1930s, except for 260 (old 247), which was retired in September 1949.

Class H-2 (Locobase 5138)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

The only H-2s not built by Richmond, these four Consolidations followed the design closely.Like the others, these engines served into the mid-1930s.

Class H-3 (Locobase 5150)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

This group of Consolidations had larger fireboxes, but were otherwise similar to several other Southern classes.

Builder information from B Rumary list supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004. Works numbers were 2008-2015 (October-November 1899) and 2165-2194 (1900) . They were later renumbered 283-289 and 323-352.

Most were scrapped by the Southern in the 1930s and 1940s. 338 went to the Atlantic & Yadkin in April 1937, keeping the same number.(The A&Y ran from Mount Airy to Sanford in North Carolina from 1900 to 1950.) It was returned to the Southern for scrapping in October 1945. 348 experienced a similar history, going to the A&Y in August 1936.

David Bott, who maintains the definitive A&Y website (http://southern-railway.railfan.net/ay) explains the attraction of this class for the A&Y:"This little consolidation was used on the Climax to Ramseur branch because it had a wheelbase sufficiently short for the turntable and was light enough for the weak trestles on that line."

347 was picked up by the Baltimore Shipbuilding Co in July 1935 as a switcher.

Class H-3 (Locobase 6490)

Data from the Southern Railway locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. See also Prince (1965).

Similar to the Alabama Great Southern D (Locobase 6109), this larger class had slightly larger boilers. They were delivered from Pittsburgh as one batch (works #2165-2194) as road numbers 410-439, but by 1910 (when diagram 22-F-35 was prepared), they'd been renumbered as shown.

The first scrappings began in 1933 (342, 346). While many H-3s were gone by World War II, a few survived into the late 1940s. 348 was sold in July 1935 to the Atlantic & Yadkin Railroad.

Class H-4 (Locobase 5143)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002). Principal difference from the H-2 was the use of 57" drivers.

The first to be scrapped went in 1933, but most worked through World War II.

Prince (1965)

Class I (Locobase 2653)

Unusually high-drivered Consolidations. Pittsburgh built the first 4 in 1907, Baldwin built the last 4 in 1909.

They were scrapped between 1934-1938.

Prince (1965) and List and Description of Locomotives - Southern Railway System (1914) provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection

Class J (Locobase 2654)

Pittsburgh built 20, Richmond 15. Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002), where the class is described as a "wide-firebox" variety Consolidation. Evaporative heating surface information from locomotive diagram book provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection

The first to be scrapped went in 1933, the last endured until 1950.

Prince (1965)

Class J (Locobase 5140)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

Evaporative heating surface information from locomotive diagram book provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection.

The first to be scrapped went in 1933, the last endured until 1950.

Prince (1965)

Class J-2 (Locobase 5142)

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002). Evaporative heating surface information from locomotive diagram book provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection

Slight variation on the J class produced by Richmond at the same time..

The first to be scrapped went in 1933, the last endured until 1950.

Prince (1965)

Class K (Locobase 2655)

This was by far the largest batch of Consolidations to be procured by the Southern (318) itself, the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific (50), Alabama Great Southern (50 K, 1 Ks), New Orleans & North-Eastern (15), and Georgia Southern & Florida (9).

Some data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002). A separate diagram for engines 601-729 has slight differences in number of tubes (407) and in grate area (53 sq ft). Evaporative heating surface information from locomotive diagram book provided in April 2004 from Allen Stanley's extension collection See also Locobase 6112-6113.

Many of the engines (393 of them) received a refit in which the Universal valve chest with piston valve was bolted right onto the square slide-valve casting, the boilers received superheating, and Stephenson valve gear was replaced (in most cases by Southern valve gear). See separate database entry.

Prince (1965)

Class Ks (Locobase 5141)

Many of the Southern's Ks engines (393 of them) received a refit in which the Universal valve chest with piston valve was bolted right onto the square slide-valve casting, the boilers received superheating, and Stephenson valve gear was replaced (in most cases by Southern valve gear).

The result is shown in the specifications, derived from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002)..

See also Prince (1965) and Dale Roberts/Bill Schafer in Drury (1993).

Class Ks-1 (Locobase 6114)

Data from the 1912 Alabama Great Southern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This was a one-off based on the D9 / K class, but with larger cylinders and a superheater as part of the kit. The working pressure shown in the specs is precisely recorded in the 1912 diagram. The total CHS seems high, but internal evidence suggests it's correct.

Delivered in 1909 (works # 33795), it was unique and remained so until it was retired in 1947.

Sometime before 1924, cylinder diameter was reduced to 24" while boiler pressure rose to 190 psi. Some of the earlier D9s were rebuilt to the same standard, according to the 1924 Southern chart, which also gives the heating surface as 2,325 sq ft.

Class Ks-3 (Locobase 410)

Served coal mines north of Knoxville, Tenn. Equipped with feedwater heaters and mechanical stokers. Firebox heating surface included 26 sq ft of arch tubes. The piston valves measured 12" in diameter with 7 1/2" travel.

Blessed with lots of available steam, these were the heaviest Consolidations in Southern service and served the coal lines well until the 1950s. Four were sold to the Interstate Railroad (25-28) on 17 July 1952.

Class Ks-4 (Locobase 6097)

Data from the 1927 New Orleans & North Eastern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Firebox heating surface included 25 sq ft of arch tubes. The superheat surface area is estimated, and is based on the very similar KCS E-3 Pacific of virtually identical dimensions (see Locobase 5093). The NO & NE's works numbers were 66913-917.