LNWR Class E

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class E was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives in service between 1904 and 1928.

LNWR Class E
No. 1886 without tender
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerGeorge Whale
RebuilderCrewe Works
Rebuild date1904–08
Number rebuilt26 from Class B
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • Whyte2-8-0
 • UIC1′D n4vg
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 8 in (1,420 mm)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler4 ft 5 in (1,346 mm) x
15 ft 6 in (4,724 mm)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1.4 MPa)
Heating surface1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2)
CylindersFour, two outside high-pressure, two inside low-pressure
High-pressure cylinder15 in × 24 in (381 mm × 610 mm)
Low-pressure cylinder20+1⁄2 in × 24 in (521 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gearJoy
Career
OperatorsLondon and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
ClassE
Power classLMS: 3F
Number in class26
Withdrawn1907–28
Disposition2 rebuilt to class F 1907–08;
18 rebuilt to class G1 1917–24;
6 scrapped 1927–28

History
No. 1886 with tender

26 were rebuilt by George Whale from Class B 4-cylinder compounds with the simple addition of a leading pony truck to reduce excessive front overhang between 1904 and 1908. The only alteration was to wheelbase and weight, but when the letter classification system was introduced in 1911, this took them into a different class.

Two of Class Es were further rebuilt to Class Fs by the replacement of the 4'3" diameter boiler with a larger 5'2" diameter boiler; these being 1038 in 1907 and 647 in 1908.

From 1917, Charles Bowen Cooke started to rebuild the remaining 24 Class Es into LNWR Class G1 0-8-0s with simple expansion engines. 12 had been so treated by the grouping of 1923, and a further pair were treated in January and February of that year. Of the remaining ten Class Es, the LMS allocated them the numbers 9600-9. A further four were rebuilt to Class G1 in 1923-4, while the remaining six engines were withdrawn still as Class Es in 1927/8, two of them never receiving their allocated LMS No. None was preserved.

List of locomotives
LNWR no.Rebuilt from BLMS no.FateNotes
18831904Rebuilt to G1 1918[1]
18841904Rebuilt to G1 1917[1]
18851905Rebuilt to G1 1917[1]
18861904Rebuilt to G1 1923[1]
18881904(9600)Rebuilt to G1 1924[1]
18891906Rebuilt to G1 1920[2]
90519059601Withdrawn 1928[2]
181905(9602)Withdrawn 1928[2]
255819069603Withdrawn 1928[3]
25631908(9604)Rebuilt to G1 1924[3]
10171906(9605)Withdrawn 1927[3]
10381905Rebuilt to F 1907[3]
104219069606Withdrawn 1928[3]
10641906(9607)Rebuilt to G1 1923[4]
10651906Rebuilt to G1 1919[4]
122219069608Withdrawn 1928[4]
12231906Rebuilt to G1 1921[4]
12271908Rebuilt to G1 1921[4]
12361906Rebuilt to G1 1921[4]
25741906Rebuilt to G1 1920[5]
15861906Rebuilt to G1 1921[6]
6471907Rebuilt to F 1908[6]
15851906(9609)Rebuilt to G1 1923[7]
20561907Rebuilt to G1 1921[7]
4371906Rebuilt to G1 1922[7]
21691906Rebuilt to G1 1923[7]

LMS numbers in parentheses were not carried prior to rebuilding as G1 or withdrawal.

Notes
  1. Baxter 1979, p. 254.
  2. Baxter 1979, p. 255.
  3. Baxter 1979, p. 256.
  4. Baxter 1979, p. 257.
  5. Baxter 1979, p. 258.
  6. Baxter 1979, p. 259.
  7. Baxter 1979, p. 260.

References
  • 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.