Douglas Drummond's first locomotive class built after his appointment as Chief Mechanical Engineer to the London South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1895 was the 30 strong 700 Class of 0-6-0 goods engines later to be widely known as 'Black Motors'.  They were in fact very similar to a previous class of his built for the … Continue reading Talking Stock #29 Black Motors, Drummond’s 700 class