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The N15X Class were originally built as the Class L 4-6-4T tank engine by Lawson Billinton between 1914 and 1922. Seven members of the class were built at Brighton works, with number 333 Remembrance being the last new locomotive built by the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway before the Grouping Act took effect on January 1st, 1923. The class was originally meant for express work on the Brighton mainline, but were prone to derailment due to water surging against the sides of the tanks. The Brighton mainline was electrified in 1933, meaning they were out of work and were then relocated to Eastbourne to work London expresses until that too was electrified. Given that they were still somewhat new and performed well, Richard Maunsell, the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway, rebuilt them as 4-6-0 tender engines from 1934 to 1936 to run virtually the same duties on the western section, being based at Nine Elms for use on Bournemouth and Southampton expresses. They were all renamed after pioneering railwaymen, except for Remembrance. However, they were soon displaced from this work and as well by the better performing King Arthurs and were placed on secondary services. The class was loaned to the Great Western Railway from 1941 to 1943 to aid in goods traffic during World War II. They managed to survive into British Railways stock and continued to eek out their twilight years on secondary services until withdrawals began in 1955 and by 1957 all of the class as gone. No examples survive today.

This sprite was made from 's own L Class.

Description
The N15X Class were originally built as the Class L 4-6-4T tank engine by Lawson Billinton between 1914 and 1922. Seven members of the class were built at Brighton works, with number 333 Remembrance being the last new locomotive built by the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway before the Grouping Act took effect on January 1st, 1923. The class was originally meant for express work on the Brighton mainline, but were prone to derailment due to water surging against the sides of the tanks. The Brighton mainline was electrified in 1933, meaning they were out of work and were then relocated to Eastbourne to work London expresses until that too was electrified. Given that they were still somewhat new and performed well, Richard Maunsell, the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway, rebuilt them as 4-6-0 tender engines from 1934 to 1936 to run virtually the same duties on the western section, being based at Nine Elms for use on Bournemouth and Southampton expresses. They were all renamed after pioneering railwaymen, except for Remembrance. However, they were soon displaced from this work and as well by the better performing King Arthurs and were placed on secondary services. The class was loaned to the Great Western Railway from 1941 to 1943 to aid in goods traffic during World War II. They managed to survive into British Railways stock and continued to eek out their twilight years on secondary services until withdrawals began in 1955 and by 1957 all of the class as gone. No examples survive today.

This sprite was made from 's own L Class.