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W11 ''Newport'' is a Stroudley A1X Terrier class 0-6-0T steam locomotive which is based at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. ==History== W11 emerged from Brighton Works in 1878 and was originally numbered 40 and named 'Brighton'. She was chosen by William Stroudley to represent the LB&SCR at the Paris exhibition in 1878, where many trial runs were made in the Paris area to demonstrate her Westinghouse air brake system. She was based at Battersea Shed until 1901, when she spent a spell assisting with sea defence works at Newhaven. She was purchased by the IWCR in 1901, and was overhauled at Brighton Works. She was given the number 11 and repainted in IWCR livery. She arrived on the Island on 8 January 1902. She passed into the ownership of the Southern Railway in 1923 and was renumbered as W11. She was given the name 'Newport' in 1930. She was taken out of service in April 1946 and stored, until 22 February 1947 when she was shipped back to the mainland and sent to Eastleigh Works for overhaul. British Railways took ownership in 1948 and she continued to be active along the South Coast working the Hayling Island branch, the Kent and East Sussex Railway and spells at Brighton, St Leonard's and Newhaven. She was finally withdrawn from service on 27 September 1963, when she was purchased by Sir Billy Butlin. She was repainted in a yellow livery and was displayed at Pwllheli Holiday Camp until 1973. Butlin was persuaded to place W11 on a ten-year loan to the Wight Locomotive Society, and she returned to the Island on 27 January 1973.〔http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk/Newport.aspx〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LB&SCR A1X Class W11 Newport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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