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LNWR Class C

Class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive

Field	Value
name	LNWR Class C
powertype	Steam
image	LNWR goods train leaving Crewe (Howden, Boys' Book of Locomotives, 1907).jpg
alt	No. 2529 in photographic grey livery
caption	No. 2529 leaving Crewe with a goods train.
designer	George Whale
rebuilder	Crewe Works
numberrebuilt	15 from Class A
whytetype
uicclass	D n2
gauge
driverdiameter	4 ft
fueltype	Coal
boilerpressure	175 psi
totalsurface	1489 sqft
cylindercount	2 inside
cylindersize	19.5 ×
operator	London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
rebuilddate	1904–06
disposition	5 rebuilt to Class G1 1925–27;
10 scrapped 1927–32

10 scrapped 1927–32

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class C was a class of 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.

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The remaining 10 engines were withdrawn between 1927 and 1932.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.

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