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(LNWR) Waterloo Class was a class of

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s that was also known as the Whitworth Class.

History

The locomotives were introduced by F. W. Webb in 1889, as replacements for the ''Samson'' class and 90 examples were built up to 1896. The LNWR reused numbers and names from withdrawn locomotives with the result that the numbering system was completely haphazard. Thirty locomotives passed to the

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at the 1923

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. They were given the

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1P, and renumbered 5080–5109. In addition, four other members of the class survived in departmental service. Withdrawals had started in 1907, and the last was withdrawn in 1936. None were preserved.

Accidents and incidents

: *On 22 December 1894, a gust of wind blew a wagon into a rake of wagons at ,

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. They were derailed and fouled the main line. Locomotive No. 418 ''Zygia'' was one of two hauling an express passenger train that collided with the wagons and was derailed. Fourteen people were killed and 48 were injured. *On 15 August 1895, locomotive No. 2159 ''Shark'' was one of two locomotives hauling an express passenger train that derailed at ,

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due to excessive speed on a curve. One person was killed.

List of locomotives

References

* * * {{LNWR Locomotives Waterloo 2-4-0 locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1889 Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain Scrapped locomotives