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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:
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 • 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

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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 Class Es (No. 1038 in 1907 and No. 647 in 1908) were further rebuilt to Class Fs by replacing the 4 ft 3 in (130 cm) diameter boiler with a larger 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) diameter boiler.

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 modified by the grouping of 1923, and a further pair were rebuilt 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 A further four were rebuilt to Class G1 in 1923-4, while the remaining six engines were withdrawn as Class Es in 1927/8, two of them never receiving their allocated LMS number. None were preserved.

List of locomotives

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LNWR no. Rebuilt from B LMS no. Fate Notes
1883 1904 Rebuilt to G1 1918 [1]
1884 1904 Rebuilt to G1 1917 [1]
1885 1905 Rebuilt to G1 1917 [1]
1886 1904 Rebuilt to G1 1923 [1]
1888 1904 (9600) Rebuilt to G1 1924 [1]
1889 1906 Rebuilt to G1 1920 [2]
905 1905 9601 Withdrawn 1928 [2]
18 1905 (9602) Withdrawn 1928 [2]
2558 1906 9603 Withdrawn 1928 [3]
2563 1908 (9604) Rebuilt to G1 1924 [3]
1017 1906 (9605) Withdrawn 1927 [3]
1038 1905 Rebuilt to F 1907 [3]
1042 1906 9606 Withdrawn 1928 [3]
1064 1906 (9607) Rebuilt to G1 1923 [4]
1065 1906 Rebuilt to G1 1919 [4]
1222 1906 9608 Withdrawn 1928 [4]
1223 1906 Rebuilt to G1 1921 [4]
1227 1908 Rebuilt to G1 1921 [4]
1236 1906 Rebuilt to G1 1921 [4]
2574 1906 Rebuilt to G1 1920 [5]
1586 1906 Rebuilt to G1 1921 [6]
647 1907 Rebuilt to F 1908 [6]
1585 1906 (9609) Rebuilt to G1 1923 [7]
2056 1907 Rebuilt to G1 1921 [7]
437 1906 Rebuilt to G1 1922 [7]
2169 1906 Rebuilt to G1 1923 [7]

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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Baxter 1979, p. 254.
  2. ^ a b c Baxter 1979, p. 255.
  3. ^ a b c d e Baxter 1979, p. 256.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Baxter 1979, p. 257.
  5. ^ Baxter 1979, p. 258.
  6. ^ a b Baxter 1979, p. 259.
  7. ^ a b c d Baxter 1979, p. 260.

References

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  • 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

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  • 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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