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LNWR 4ft 6in Tank Class
The LNWR 4ft 6in Tank was a class of 220 passenger locomotives manufactured by the London and North Western Railway in their Crewe Works between 1879 and 1898. The "4ft 6in" in the title referred to the diameter of the driving wheels – although the stated dimension was for the wheel centres – the nominal diameter including the tyres was . The design was an extension of the earlier 2234 built from 1876 which became known as "Chopper Tanks". Design The design featured a boiler pressed to delivering saturated steam to two cylinders connected by Joy valve gear to the driving wheels. They were an extended version of the 2234 class 2-4-0T locomotives, sharing the same boiler and wheelbase. In 1905 five of the s were rebuilt as s, which may have led to the latter becoming known as "Chopper Tanks". The twenty locomotives delivered in 1889–1890 were fitted with condensing apparatus from new. Service They had been designed for working local passenger trains. From 1909 many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crewe Works
Crewe Works is a British railway engineering facility located in the town of Crewe, Cheshire. The works, which was originally opened by the Grand Junction Railway in 1840, employed around 7,000 to 8,000 workers at its peak. In the 1980s, a lot of the engineering works were closed. Much of the site has been redeveloped but the remaining parts are owned and operated by French-owned multinational rolling stock manufacturer, Alstom SA. During the late 19th century, the London and North Western Railway used Crewe Works to produce many famous locomotives such as the Webb Jumbo class and the compounds, the Whale Experiment and Precursor classes, and the Bowen-Cooke Claughtons. In particular, Whale's 1912 superheated G1 Class developed from a locomotive introduced by Webb in 1892, lasted, in many cases until 1964, near the end of steam in 1968. After grouping, the works were taken over by London, Midland and Scottish Railway which was the successor to the LNWR. It was during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
