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(LNWR) John Hick class was a class of ten 2-2-2-2

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designed for express passenger work by F. W. Webb.

History

They were broadly similar to the earlier ''Greater Britain'' class, the principal difference being smaller driving wheels, as their intended use was on the more-steeply graded Northern Section. The first of the ten locomotives was built in February 1894, and the remaining nine came from

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between January and April 1898. They were three-cylinder compound locomotives: the two outside high-pressure cylinders drove the trailing drivers via Howe-Stephenson valve gear, the one inside low-pressure cylinder drive the leading drivers via a slip eccentric. There was no connection between the two sets of drivers. All the locomotives were named; one unusual feature (shared with the ''Greater Britain'' class) was that the names were split over two nameplates, one on each driving wheel splasher. This necessitated the use of two-word names, rather than some of the abbreviated names the LNWR had previously used. The names chosen continued the ''Greater Britain'' theme. They continued in service until Webb's retirement. His successor,

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, preferred simple

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locomotives; consequently they were all scrapped between 1907 and 1912.

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References

External links

LNWR Society
Photographs of the Webb 2-2-2-2 ''John Hick'' class steam locomotives. {{LNWR Locomotives

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2-2-2-2 locomotives Duplex locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1894 Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain

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