LNWR Newton Class

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LNWR Newton class
LNWR engine No.1525 'Abercrombie'.jpg
LNWR 1525 Abercrombie at Monument Lane loco depot
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer John Ramsbottom
Builder Crewe Works
Serial number920–929, 980–999, 1160–1179, 1280–1289, 1300–1309, 1380–1385, 1479–1488, 1682–1691
Build dateApril 1866 – August 1873
Total produced
  • 96 (LNWR)
  • 10 (L&YR)
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 2-4-0
 •  UIC 1B n2
Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia. 3 ft 9 in (1.143 m)
Driver dia.6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)
Tender wheels3 ft 9 in (1.143 m)
Wheelbase:​
 • Engine15 ft 8 in (4.775 m)
 • Leading7 ft 5 in (2.261 m)
 • Coupled8 ft 3 in (2.515 m)
Loco weight29 long tons (29 t)
Water cap.1,500 imp gal (6,800 L; 1,800 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area15 sq ft (1.4 m2)
Boiler:
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 • Diameter4 ft 0+3⁄16 in (1.224 m)
 • Tube plates10 ft 6 in (3.200 m)
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (970 kPa)
Heating surface1,099 sq ft (102.1 m2)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 10,190 lbf (45.33 kN)
Career
Operators London and North Western Railway
ScrappedNovember 1880 - January 1894
DispositionAll scrapped

The LNWR Newton Class was a class of ninety-six 2-4-0 steam locomotives [1] built by the London and North Western Railway at their Crewe Works between 1866 and 1873.

Contents

They were officially designated Curved Link 6-ft 6-in Passenger due to the use of a curved link between the fore and back eccentric rods of their Stephenson valve gear and the use of 6-foot-6-inch (1.981 m) diameter wheel centres, which, together with 1+1⁄2-inch (38 mm) thick tyres gave a driving wheel diameter of 6 ft 9 in (2.057 m). [2] [3]

They were designed by John Ramsbottom who had 76 built, all without cabs and with pierced driving wheel splashers. Ramsbottom's successor F. W. Webb, built twenty more, all with cabs. The earlier locomotives also gained cabs, and all eventually had the splashers filled in. [4]

All were 'renewed' (replaced) by a like number of LNWR Improved Precedent Class between 1887 and 1894. [5]

Fleet list

Nameplate of LNWR No. 790 Hardwicke at National Railway Museum still displaying the original year of build of the 'renewed' Newton. "Hardwicke" - Flickr - James E. Petts (1).jpg
Nameplate of LNWR No. 790 Hardwicke at National Railway Museum still displaying the original year of build of the 'renewed' Newton.
Table of locomotives [5]
LNWR
No.		NameCrewe
Works
No.		Date builtDate scrappedNotes
1480 Newton 920April 1866November 1888
1481 The Duke of Edinburgh 921June 1866October 1888Was to have been named Franklin
1482 Herschel 922May 1866January 1890
1483 Newcomen 923May 1866March 1890
1484 Telford 924May 1866November 1890
1485 Smeaton 925May 1866December 1887
1486 Dalton 926May 1866March 1890
1487 Faraday 927May 1866June 1887
1488 Murdoch 928May 1866November 1888
1489 Brindley 929May 1866April 1893
1513 Shakespeare 980October 1866February 1890
1514 Scott 981October 1866November 1890
1515 Milton 982October 1866May 1890
1516 Byron 983November 1866June 1891
1517 Princess Helena 984November 1866November 1888
1518 Countess 985November 1866May 1891
1519 Duchess 986November 1866June 1891
1520 Franklin 987November 1866May 1891
1521 Gladstone 988November 1866September 1889
1522 Pitt 989November 1866January 1888
1523 Marlborough 990November 1866April 1893
1524 Wolfe 991November 1866March 1890
1525 Abercrombie 992November 1866May 1891
1526 Drake 993November 1866January 1890
1527 Raleigh 994November 1866February 1888
1528 Frobisher 995November 1866February 1888
1529 Cook 996November 1866September 1889
1530 Columbus 997November 1866November 1888
1531 Cromwell 998November 1866November 1890
1532 Hampden 999November 1866June 1892
1666 Ariadne 1160March 1868June 1891
1667 Corunna 1161March 1868April 1893
1668Dagmar1162March 1868May 1891
1669 Ilion 1163March 1868March 1888
1670 Ganymede 1164March 1868June 1887
1671 Shamrock 1165March 1868June 1891
1672 Talavera 1166March 1868February 1890
1673 Lucknow 1167April 1868May 1891
1674 Delhi 1168April 1868November 1890
1675 Vimiera 1169April 1868May 1891
1676 The Nile 1170April 1868May 1891
1677 Badajos 1171April 1868January 1890
1678 Airey 1172April 1868April 1892
1679 Bunsen 1173April 1868January 1888
1680 Livingstone 1174May 1868June 1891
1681 Minerva 1175May 1868February 1888
1682 Novelty 1176May 1868June 1892
1683 Sisyphus 1177May 1868April 1891
1684 Speke 1178May 1868June 1891
1685 Gladiator 1179May 1868November 1880
1744 Magdala 1280October 1869April 1892
1745 John Bright 1281October 1869April 1892
1746Bevere1282November 1869January 1890
1747 Tennyson 1283November 1869May 1891 John Mayall from 1885
1748 Britannia 1284November 1869July 1889
1749 Hibernia 1285November 1869January 1888
379 Sedgwick 1286December 1869October 1888
380 Quernmore 1287December 1869June 1891
381 Patterdale 1288December 1869April 1893
382 Buckingham 1289January 1870May 1890
393 Brougham 1300August 1870April 1893
394 Eamont 1301August 1870April 1893
395 Scotia 1302September 1870June 1892
396 Dunrobin 1303September 1870April 1891Tennyson from 1885
271 Minotaur 1304September 1870June 1887
275 Vulcan 1305September 1870January 1888
276 Pluto 1306September 1870November 1888
295 Penmaenmawr 1307September 1870April 1893
304 Hector 1308September 1870June 1892
308Booth1309September 1870May 1890
2001Henry Crosfield1380April 1871November 1890
2002Madge1381April 1871June 1891
2003 Alecto 1382April 1871June 1891
2004Witch1383April 1871May 1891
2005 Lynx 1384April 1871January 1894
2006 Princess 1385April 1871November 1890
1211 John Ramsbottom 1479March 1872November 1888
1212Pioneer1480March 1872November 1888
1213 The Queen 1481April 1872January 1892
1214 Prince Albert 1482April 1872November 1890
1215 Albion 1483April 1872April 1893
1216 Premier 1484April 1872November 1888
1217 Florence 1485April 1872April 1891
1218 Phaeton 1486April 1872November 1890
1219 Lightning 1487April 1872January 1888
1220 Belted Will 1488April 1872June 1887
1141 S. R. Graves 16821873November 1888
941 Blenkinsop 1683August 1873October 1888
942 Shah of Persia 1684August 1873April 1893
974 Richard Cobden 1685August 1873January 1890
696Director1686August 1873November 1888
787 Clarendon 1687August 1873April 1893
790 Hardwicke 1688August 1873January 1892
1020 Wordsworth 1689August 1873May 1891
1132 North Western 1690August 1873June 1887
403 Isabella 1691August 1873January 1892

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

In 1873 ten locomotives of the type were built at Crewe for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) and utilised on passenger expresses between Blackpool, Manchester and Yorkshire. They were given the numbers 456–462 and 731–733. Most were fitted with replacement boilers about and other standard L&YR parts 1888. They were then used on Liverpool−Manchester expresses on the new L&YR route. The more powerful Barton Wright 4-4-0 s took over on the more demanding sections to Yorkshire though the Ramsbottom engines were considered faster on light loads. Most were withdrawn in the period 1895 to 1897 but Nos. 461, 462 and 731 lasted to 1904, 1912 and 1926 respectively. No. 731 had been used as the Chief Mechanical Engineer's (CME) locomotive since 1886, based at Horwich and attached to a combined bogied tender-saloon vehicle. It passed back to the LNWR when the L&YR amalgamation of 1922 and into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 at the grouping. It was scrapped when the LMS CME department moved to Derby. [6] [7]

Preservation

Even though no locomotive from the Newton class was saved for posterity. The Improved Precedent No. 790 Hardwicke (built 1892, LMS No. 5031, withdrawn 1932) currently sitting at National Railway Museum Shildon [8] still display nameplates indicating 1873 as the year of build.

References

  1. ↑ "Locomotive Classes of the LNWR". www.lnwrs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Baxter 1978, p. 118.
  3. ↑ Baxter 1978, p. 120.
  4. ↑ Baxter 1978, pp. 120, 122.
  5. 1 2 Baxter 1978, pp. 120–122.
  6. ↑ Marshall 1972, pp. 80, 93, 230.
  7. ↑ "Locomotive with a coupe, 1923". Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "790 Hardwicke 2-4-0 L&NWR Precedent Class". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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