LNWR Class C
Career | |
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Operators | London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Disposition | 5 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
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The remaining 10 engines were withdrawn between 1927 and 1932.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
- ^ LNWR Society. "Goods Engines of LNWR - 'C' and 'C1' class". Lnwrs.org.uk. 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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