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The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G were several related classes of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. These 0-8-0s were the principal work-horses for freight traffic on the latter-day London & North Western.

History[]

32 of this class were rebuilt from 4-cylinder compound Class B between 1906 and 1917. The outside high-pressure cylinders were removed and the inside low-pressure cylinders were re-used, in their original position, to make a two-cylinder simple expansion engine. The boiler pressure was reduced from 200 psi to 160 psi to keep the tractive effort approximately the same. The rebuilt engines retained their old numbers. Additionally, 60 new Gs were built in 1910. The rebuilt engines were easily distinguished from the new builds by having "piano fronts".

Rebuilding[]

The first of the class, LNWR No. 2653, was rebuilt to Class G1 in 1912. The remaining 91 engines were inherited by the LMS in 1923. LMS numbers were 9077-9144. The LMS rebuilt them all to Class G1 between May 1924 and 1937, thus rendering the class extinct.

Further reading[]

  • Bob Essery & David Jenkinson An Illustrated Review of LMS Locomotives Vol. 2 Absorbed Pre-Group Classes Western and Central Divisions
  • Edward Talbot, The London & North Western Railway Eight-Coupled Goods Engines
  • Willie Yeadon, Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives Vol 2 Goods Tender Engines
London North Western Railway Classes
2-2-2 6ft "Single" Class173 Cornwall7ft "Large Bloomer" Class7ft "Single" Class"Patent" Class6ft 6in "Small Bloomer" ClassH "Special Bloomer" Class7ft 6in "Problem"/"Lady of the Lake" Class
2-4-0 6ft "Samson"/"Curved Link Passenger" Class6ft 6in "Newton"/"Curved Link Passenger" Class5ft 6in "Precursor"6ft 6in "Precedent" Class2234 "Chopper" Class"Improved Precedent" Class"Small Jumbo"/"Waterloo"/"Whitworth" Class"Crewe Goods" Class
2-4-2 4ft 6in Class5ft 6in Class
2-2-2-0 "Experiment" Class (F. W. Webb)"Dreadnought" Class"Teutonic" Class
4-2-2-0 No.3026
2-2-2-2 No.687No.600"Greater Britain" Class6ft 3in "John Hick" Class
2-2-4-0 No.2974
4-4-0 "Metropolitan" ClassLNWR "Jubilee" Class"Alfred the Great" Class"Benbow" Class6ft 9in "Precursor" Class"Renown" Class"Queen Mary" Class"George the Fifth" Class
0-6-2 5ft 3in "Watford" Class17in "Coal Tank"
4-6-0 "Experiment" (G. Whale)"Prince of Wales" Class"Claughton" ClassNo.1361 Prospero1400 "Bill Bailey" Class19in "Express Goods" Class
4-4-2 "Metropolitan Tank" (Rebuild)6ft "Precursor Tank"
4-6-2 2665 "Prince of Wales Tank"
0-6-0 271 ClassDX "Goods" ClassD "Early Goods" Class"Ostrich" Class"Wolverton Express Goods" Class"Special Tank" Class17in "Coal Engine" Class5ft/18in "Express Goods"/"Crested Goods"/"Cauliflower" ClassDX "Special Goods" Class4ft 3in "Square Saddle Tank" Class
0-4-0 "Tram" Class4ft 835 "Shunter" Class4ft 1201 "Shunter" Class2360 Class
0-4-2 835 "Crane Tank" Class317 "Bissel" Class
0-8-0 No.2524A ClassB Class (F. W. Webb)C ClassC1 ClassD ClassG Class G1 ClassG2 ClassG2A ClassG3 Class
2-8-0 E ClassF ClassMM Class
0-8-2 1185 "Shunter" Class
0-8-4 380 Class
2-2-0 "Bury Bar-Frame" ClassB Class (E. Bury)
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