LNWR Class C
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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 1904-1906 by George Whale
. All passed into LMS
ownership in 1923, and the LMS allocated them the numbers 8953-67, though not all were applied before withdrawal. The LMS rebuilt five of the Class Cs (LMS Nos 8953/4/62/4/6) to Class G1 between 1925-1927. The remaining 10 engines were withdrawn between 1927 and 1932. None was preserved.
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
(LNWR) Class C was a class of 0-8-0
0-8-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels...
steam locomotives. They were two cylinder simple expansion rebuilds of the three-cylinder Class A
LNWR Class A
The London and North Western Railway Class A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. From 1893 to 1900, Crewe built 111 of these engines, which had a three cylinder compound arrangement, and were designed by Francis Webb....
designed by F.W. Webb. Fifteen Class As were converted 1904-1906 by George Whale
George Whale
George Whale was a British locomotive engineer who worked for the London and North Western Railway .Whale was born in Bocking, Essex. In 1858 he entered Wolverton Works under James Edward McConnell, and from 1862 under John Ramsbottom. In 1865 he entered the drawing office at Crewe Works, and in...
. All passed into LMS
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
ownership in 1923, and the LMS allocated them the numbers 8953-67, though not all were applied before withdrawal. The LMS rebuilt five of the Class Cs (LMS Nos 8953/4/62/4/6) to Class G1 between 1925-1927. The remaining 10 engines were withdrawn between 1927 and 1932. None was preserved.
Further reading
- Bob EsseryBob EsseryRobert J. "Bob" Essery is a British railway modeller and historian with a particular interest in the London Midland and Scottish Railway and one of its principal constituents, the Midland Railway ....
& David JenkinsonDavid JenkinsonDavid Jenkinson was a railway modeller and historian, who had a particular interest in the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and was president of the LMS Society.- Biography :...
An Illustrated Review of LMS Locomotives Vol. 2 Absorbed Pre-Group Classes Western and Central Divisions - Edward TalbotEdward TalbotEdward Talbot may refer to:*Edward Talbot, 8th Earl of Shrewsbury *Edward Kelley , also known as Edward Talbot, notorious sixteenth-century English criminal and medium*Edward Talbot , Anglican Bishop...
, The London & North Western Railway Eight-Coupled Goods Engines - Willie YeadonWillie YeadonWillie Brayshaw Yeadon was a British railway historian known for his magnum opus, Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives which covers every class of locomotive inherited and built by the London and North Eastern Railway, including those engines built to LNER designs by British Railways...
, Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives Vol 2 Goods Tender Engines
External links
- LNWRS Webb-page on the Class C (also includes C1LNWR Class C1The London and North Western Railway Class C1 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. 34 were rebuilt by Bowen Cooke from Class A 3-cylinder compounds between 1906-1909....
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