LNWR Class C1

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class C1 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. 34 were rebuilt by Charles Bowen Cooke from Class A 3-cylinder compounds between 1909 and 1912.

LNWR Class C1
No. 2550 in photographic grey livery
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerCharles Bowen Cooke
RebuilderCrewe Works
Rebuild date1909–12
Number rebuilt34 from Class A
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-8-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 5.5 in (1.359 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Heating surface1,489 sq ft (138.3 m2)
Cylinders2 inside
Cylinder size18+1⁄2 in × 24 in (470 mm × 610 mm)
Career
OperatorsLondon and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
ClassC1
Power classLMS: 4F to 1928, then 3F
Number in class34
Withdrawn1927–33
DispositionAll scrapped

History

Rebuilds of the troublesome Webb Class A compounds to Class D simple expansion engines used larger (5'2" diameter) boilers, with the result that there were many spare smaller (4'3" diameter) boilers available. As a result, rebuilds of the Class As from 1906 retained their smaller boilers. As a consequence, the cylinders had to be reduced to 18.5" diameter, compared with 19.5" with the Class C, and this took them into a new class (or subclass) - C1.[1]

Numbering

When rebuilt from Class A, all the C1s retained their existing LNWR numbers, which were in the 18xx or 25xx series. All passed into LMS ownership on the grouping of 1923. The LMS assigned them the numbers 8968-9001, sequentially in order of rebuild date, though not all were applied before withdrawal.

LNWR no.Rebuilt from ALMS no.WithdrawnNotes
2531190989781932[2]
2533191089791929[2]
25341912(9000)1927[2]
2535191089861930[2]
2542191089901930[3]
2543191089811930[3]
2545191089801930[3]
2546190989691932[3]
2550190989761932[3]
2554191189971930[3]
2555191189981932[3]
1801190989771930[3]
18061910(8984)1928[3]
18091909(8971)1927[3]
1811191189911932[3]
1817191289991930[3]
1826191189951930[4]
1829191089881930[4]
1835191290011928[4]
1840190989751930[4]
1841191089831930[4]
1844191089851930[5]
1847191089821930[5]
18491910(8987)1928[5]
18501909(8970)1927[5]
1851191189921932[5]
1852191189931932[5]
18581911(8996)1927[5]
1859191189941930[5]
1861190989721930[5]
18621909(8968)1927[5]
1867190989731933[5]
1869191089891928[5]
1875190989741930[6]

LMS numbers in parentheses were not carried prior to withdrawal.

Withdrawal

Withdrawal occurred between 1927 and 1932. None was preserved.

References
  1. LNWR Society. "Goods Engines of LNWR - 'C' and 'C1' class". Lnwrs.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. Baxter 1979, p. 250.
  3. Baxter 1979, p. 251.
  4. Baxter 1979, p. 252.
  5. Baxter 1979, p. 253.
  6. Baxter 1979, p. 254.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1979). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923, volume 2B: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing. ISBN 0-903485-84-2.

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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