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{{LNWR Locomotives F 2-8-0 locomotives Compound locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1906 Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain 1′D n4v locomotives
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom.
In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...
(LNWR) Class F was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives in service between 1906 and 1928.
History
George Whale
George Whale (7 December 1842 – 7 March 1910) was an English locomotive engineer who was born in Bocking, Essex, and educated in Lewisham, London. He worked for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).
Career
In 1858 he entered the LNWR ...
had rebuilt 26 of the Class B compound 0-8-0s with the simple addition of a leading pony truck between 1904-1908 to what would from 1911 become Class E. However, from 1906 rebuilds of Class Bs were given a larger 5'2" diameter boilers, and ten were so rebuilt. To these was added a pair of rebuilds of Class Es (Nos 1038 in 1907 and 647 in 1908).
From 1921, the LNWR started rebuilding the Class Fs into Class G1 superheated 0-8-0s, and by the grouping of 1923, six had been rebuilt. The remaining six were allocated the LMS numbers 9610-5. The LMS rebuilt a further four to G1s, between 1923-5. The remaining pair were withdrawn in 1927 and 1928 without being rebuilt. None was preserved.
List of locomotives
LMS numbers in parentheses were not carried prior to rebuilding as G1 or withdrawal.Notes
References
*Further reading
*Bob Essery
Robert J. "Bob" Essery (22 November 1930 – 23 November 2021) was a British railway modeller and historian with a particular interest in the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and one of its principal constituents, the Midland Railway (MR) ...
& David Jenkinson
David Jenkinson (6 August 1934 – 27 April 2004) was a railway modeller and historian, who had a particular interest in the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and was president of the LMS Society.
Biography
Jenkinson was born in Le ...
''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
Willie Brayshaw Yeadon (28 June 1907 – 16 January 1997), was a British railway historian known for his ''magnum opus'', ''Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives'' and other works.
Biography
Willie Yeadon was born in Yeadon, West Riding of York ...
, ''Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives Vol 2 Goods Tender Engines''
External links
LNWRS Webb page on the Class Fs
{{LNWR Locomotives F 2-8-0 locomotives Compound locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1906 Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain 1′D n4v locomotives