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GWR Churchward 40xx ‘Star’ class 4-6-0
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Artist’s Valley displayed at Cardiff MRE, Sophia Gardens, October 2024
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LNWR Webb Radial Tank 2-4-2T
The LNWR 5ft 6in Tank was a class of 160 passenger 2-4-2T locomotives manufactured by the London and North Western Railway in their Crewe Works between 1890 and 1897. The “5ft 6in” in the title referred to the diameter of the driving wheels – although the stated dimension was for the wheel centres – the nominal diameter including the tyres was 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,740 mm). They were effectively a tank version of the LNWR Webb Precursor Class,[1]which were then being withdrawn. Three locomotives were withdrawn before the 1923 Grouping; the remaining 157 locomotive passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway who renumbered them 6600–6757, and gave them power classification 1P. Forty-two locomotives were fitted up between 1929 and 1932 by the LMS for push-pull train service.[2] Two were sold…
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LNWR Bowen-Cooke ‘Claughton’ 4-6-0
The locomotives were introduced in 1913, the first of the class No. 2222 was named in honour of Sir Gilbert Claughton, who was the Chairman of the LNWR at that time. A total of 130 were built, all at Crewe Works up to 1921. Author Brian Reed points out that weight restrictions and equipment limitations at Crewe limited the size of the boiler, hence engine power. Cylinder design and valve events were not optimal, so the Claughton Class was a mediocre performer on the track.[1] The LNWR reused numbers and names from withdrawn locomotives, with the result that the numbering was completely haphazard. An exception was made for the LNWR’s war memorial locomotives. There…
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LNWR Webb ‘Chopper’ 2-4-0T
The LNWR 4ft 6in Tank was a class of 220 passenger 2-4-2T locomotives manufactured by the London and North Western Railway in their Crewe Works between 1879 and 1898. The “4ft 6in” in the title referred to the diameter of the driving wheels – although the stated dimension was for the wheel centres – the nominal diameter including the tyreswas 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm). They were an extended version of the 2234 class 2-4-0T locomotives, sharing the same boiler and wheelbase. In 1905 five of the 2-4-2Ts were rebuilt as 2-4-0Ts, which may have led to the latter becoming known as “Chopper Tanks”. Withdrawals started in 1905: 118 were scrapped in the years up to 1923 grouping, leaving 90 to be passed to the London, Midland and Scottish…
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LNWR ‘Lady of the Lake’ Class 2-2-2
The Lady of the Lake class was the second type of locomotive designed by Ramsbottom. It was typical of express passenger locomotives of its era in having a single driving axle with large (7 ft 6 in (2.286 m) in this instance) driving wheels to achieve high speeds Iin the 1862 International Exhibition, The LNWR exhibited a locomotive and tender fitted with the “Apparatus for supplying water to tenders whilst in motion”. The catalogue made note that this was the same class that ran the “American express” on 7 January,[3] but the locomotive selected was No. 531 Lady of the Lake, rather than Wattitself. The Lady of the Lake was awarded a bronze medal, and the entire class became known to many…
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LYR Hughes ‘Dreadnought’ 4-6-0
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LNWR Bowen-Cooke ‘Prince of Wales’ 4-6-0
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Prince of Wales Class was a class of express passenger locomotive. It was in effect, a superheated version of the Experiment Class 4-6-0. They were introduced in 1911 by Charles Bowen-Cooke.[3] A total of 245 were built for the LNWR,[3] of which 135 were built at Crewe between 1911 and 1919,[4] and unusually for the LNWR, 110 were contracted out: 20 were built by the North British Locomotive Company in 1915–1916,[5] and ninety were built by William Beardmore & Co. in 1921–1922.[6] The LNWR reused names and numbers from withdrawn locomotives, with the result that the numbering system was completely haphazard.[7] All passed into London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ownership on the grouping in 1923.[3] The LMS gave them the power classification 3P.[3] The LMS renumbered…
