LNWR Class A
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2015) |
| LNWR Class A | |
|---|---|
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| 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
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
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
- ^ LNWR Society. "Goods Engines of LNWR - 'A' Class". Lnwrs.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Brooksbank, Ben (24 March 1951), English: Ex-LNW 0-8-0 at Bescot., retrieved 19 May 2019
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to LNWR A class.
- Talbot, Edward. The London & North Western Railway Eight-Coupled Goods Engines.
- Yeadon, Willie. Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives Vol 2 Goods Tender Engines.