LNWR Class C

LNWR Class C
No. 2529 in photographic grey livery
No. 2529 leaving Crewe with a goods train.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerGeorge Whale
RebuilderCrewe Works
Rebuild date1904–06
Number rebuilt15 from Class A
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-8-0
 • UICD n2
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 5.5 in (1.359 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Heating surface1,489 sq ft (138.3 m2)
Cylinders2 inside
Cylinder size19.5 by 24 inches (500 mm × 610 mm)
Career
OperatorsLondon and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Disposition5 rebuilt to Class G1 1925–27;
10 scrapped 1927–32

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class C was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. They were two cylinder simple expansion rebuilds of the three-cylinder Class A designed by F.W. Webb. Fifteen Class As were converted to Class C between 1904 and 1906 by George Whale.

Class C1

Main article: LNWR Class C1

The Class A boilers proved inadequate for the 19½ inch bore cylinders of the Class C so the next 34 Class A conversions were to Class C1 with 18½ inch bore cylinders.[1]

Numbering

All passed into LMS ownership in 1923, and the LMS allocated them the numbers 8953–67, though not all were applied before withdrawal.

Rebuilding

The LMS rebuilt five of the Class Cs (LMS Nos 8953/4/62/4/6) to Class G1 between 1925 and 1927.

Withdrawal

The remaining 10 engines were withdrawn between 1927 and 1932. None were preserved.

References

  1. ^ LNWR Society. "Goods Engines of LNWR - 'C' and 'C1' class". Lnwrs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

Further reading

  • Essery, Bob; Jenkinson, David. An Illustrated Review of LMS Locomotives Vol. 2 Absorbed Pre-Group Classes Western and Central Divisions.
  • Talbot, Edward. The London & North Western Railway Eight-Coupled Goods Engines.
  • Yeadon, Willie. Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives Vol 2 Goods Tender Engines.
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