LNWR Class C

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Whale
Rebuilder	Crewe Works
Rebuild date	1904–06
Number rebuilt	15 from Class A

Specifications
Configuration	0-8-0
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 5.5 in (1.359 m)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Heating surface	1,489 sq ft (138.3 m²)
Cylinders	2 inside
Cylinder size	19.5 by 24 inches (500 mm × 610 mm)

Career
Operators	London and North Western Railway
Disposition	5 rebuilt to Class G1 1925–27; 10 scrapped 1927–32

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class C was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. They were two cylinder simple expansion rebuilds of the three-cylinder Class A designed by F.W. Webb. Fifteen Class As (16 according to the LNWR Society) were converted to Class C between 1904 and 1906 by George Whale.

LNWR goods train leaving Crewe

Class C1

Main article: LNWR Class C1

The Class A boilers proved inadequate for the 19½ inch bore cylinders of the Class C so the next 34 Class A conversions were to Class C1 with 18½ inch bore cylinders.^[1]

Numbering

All passed into LMS ownership in 1923, and the LMS allocated them the numbers 8953-67, though not all were applied before withdrawal.

Rebuilding

The LMS rebuilt five of the Class Cs (LMS Nos 8953/4/62/4/6) to Class G1 between 1925-1927.

Withdrawal

The remaining 10 engines were withdrawn between 1927 and 1932. None was preserved.

References

↑ LNWR Society. "Goods Engines of LNWR - 'C' and 'C1' class". Lnwrs.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-09.

Essery, Bob; Jenkinson, David. An Illustrated Review of LMS Locomotives Vol. 2 Absorbed Pre-Group Classes Western and Central Divisions.
Talbot, Edward. The London & North Western Railway Eight-Coupled Goods Engines.
Yeadon, Willie. Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives Vol 2 Goods Tender Engines.

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