LNWR 1400 Class

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LNWR 1400 Class
"Bill Baileys"
LNWR engine No.1400.jpg
No. 1400 in photographic grey livery
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer F. W. Webb
Builder Crewe Works
Serial number4365, 4376–4384, 4420–4439
Build date1903–1905
Total produced30
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-6-0
   UIC 2′C n4v
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia. 3 ft 1+12 in (0.953 m)
Driver dia.5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)
Loco weight60 long tons (61 t)
Heating surface1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2)
Cylinders Four, compound; HP outside, LP inside
High-pressure cylinder15 in × 24 in (381 mm × 610 mm)
Low-pressure cylinder20+12 in × 24 in (521 mm × 610 mm)
Career
Operators London and North Western Railway
NicknamesBill Baileys
ScrappedNov 1913 – Mar 1921
DispositionAll scrapped

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) 1400 Class, commonly known as Bill Baileys after the popular little music hall number "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey", was a class of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 compound locomotives. Essentially a Class B compound 0-8-0 with different wheel arrangement. 30 were built starting in 1903, intended for a mixed traffic role. The first was withdrawn in 1913, with several more following during the First World War, cannibalised to keep Class Bs running. The last was withdrawn and scrapped in 1921.

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