London & South Western class 395

One part in William Adams' modernization program for the London & South Western Railway was the class 395 as a standard goods locomotive. Like most British goods locomotives of the late 19th century, it was a relatively simple 0-6-0 with inside cylinders. 70 were built by Neilson between 1881 and 1886.

In World War I, 50 were sold to the ROD for use in Palestine and Mesopotamia. After the war they were used by civil operators until 1928 and 1936, respectively. In the UK, the 20 remaining locomotives came to the Southern Railway in 1923 and only two of these didn't make it to British Railways in 1948. They were withdrawn between 1950 and 1959, so some lasted for more than 70 years.