LNWR 19in Express Goods Class

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) 19in Express Goods Class, otherwise known as the Experiment Goods Class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives. They were essentially a smaller wheeled version of the Whale's Experiment Class and were an early attempt at a mixed traffic engine.

LNWR 19-inch Goods
No. 285 in photographic grey livery without tender
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerGeorge Whale
BuilderCrewe Works
Serial number4600–19, 4640–59, 4690–4769, 4790–4819, 4870–89
Build date1906–1909
Total produced170
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-0
 • UIC2′C n2
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 3 in (0.991 m)
Driver dia.5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.588 m)
Loco weight63 long tons (64 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Heating surface1,984.8 sq ft (184.39 m2)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearJoy
Valve typeBalanced slide valves
Career
OperatorsLondon and North Western Railway
→ London, Midland and Scottish Railway
→ British Railways
Power classLMS: 4F
NicknamesExperiment Goods
Withdrawn1931–1950
DispositionAll scrapped
No. 2000 at Euston Station with tender

Career

Crewe built 170 engines between 1906 and 1909. The LNWR reused numbers from withdrawn locomotives, so the numbering was haphazard. All passed onto LMS ownership in 1923. The LMS gave them the power classification 4F. The LMS renumbered them into the more logical series 8700–8869. Withdrawals started in 1931. British Railways acquired three 8801/24/34 in 1948, but all were withdrawn by 1950 before they could receive their allocated numbers 48801/24/34. None were preserved.

References
    • Baxter, Bertram (1979). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2B: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. pp. 268–271. ISBN 0-903485-84-2.
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