LNWR Waterloo Class

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LNWR Waterloo Class
LNWR engine No.1045 'Whitworth'.jpg
No. 1045 Whitworth
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer F. W. Webb
Builder Crewe Works
Serial number3112–3141, 3354–3363, 3365–3384, 3441–3470
Build date1889–1896
Total produced90
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 2-4-0
   UIC 1B n2
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia. 3 ft 9 in (1.143 m)
Driver dia.6 ft 3 in (1.905 m)
Wheelbase
  • Coupled: 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)
  • Loco: 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
Loco weight36.05 long tons (36.63 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)
Heating surface1,102 sq ft (102.4 m2)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear Allan
Performance figures
Tractive effort 12,283 lbf (54.6 kN)
Career
Operators
Class Waterloo or Whitworth
Power classLMS: 1P
Number in class1 January 1923: 30
Withdrawn1907–1936
DispositionAll scrapped.

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Waterloo Class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotives that was also known as the Whitworth Class.

Contents

History

The locomotives were introduced by F. W. Webb in 1889, as replacements for the Samson class and 90 examples were built up to 1896.

The LNWR reused numbers and names from withdrawn locomotives with the result that the numbering system was completely haphazard.

Thirty locomotives passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the 1923 grouping. They were given the power classification 1P, and renumbered 5080–5109. In addition, four other members of the class survived in departmental service.

Withdrawals had started in 1907, and the last was withdrawn in 1936. None were preserved.

Accidents and incidents

List of locomotives

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References

  1. Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 7. ISBN   0-906899-03-6.