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LNWR Class C
No. 2529 leaving Crewe with a goods train.
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer George Whale Rebuilder Crewe Works Rebuild date 1904–06 Number rebuilt 15 from Class A
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-8-0  • UIC D n2 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 m) Cylinders 2 inside Cylinder size 19.5 by 24 inches (500 mm × 610 mm)
Career Operators London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish 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 were converted to Class C between 1904 and 1906 by George Whale.

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.

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 and 1927.

Withdrawal

The remaining 10 engines were withdrawn between 1927 and 1932.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

References

1. LNWR Society. "Goods Engines of LNWR - 'C' and 'C1' class". Lnwrs.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

Further reading

• 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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