LNWR Class A
Career | |
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Operators | London and North Western Railway |
Disposition | 15 rebuilt to Class C 1904–06 62 rebuilt to Class D 1906–09 34 rebuilt to Class C1 1909–12 |
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. From 1893 to 1900, Crewe Works built 111 of these engines, which had a three-cylinder compound arrangement, and were designed by Francis Webb. According to the LNWR Society, 110 were built between 1894 and 1900.[1]
Rebuilding
Like the other Webb compounds, they proved problematic, so in 1904 George Whale began rebuilding these to simple expansion engines. Fifteen were converted to Class C between 1904 and 1906, 62 to Class D between 1906 and 1909, with the remaining 34 rebuilt by Charles Bowen Cooke to Class C1 between 1909 and 1912.
All Class D locomotives were later rebuilt to Class G1. Some of them, rebuilt to Class G2a, were still running in 1962.[2]
Classification
The LNWR letter classification system for 8 coupled engines (A, B, C, etc.) was introduced in 1911.
References
Further reading
- 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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