LNWR Class C

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-8-0
• UIC	D n2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 5.5 in (1.359 m)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Heating surface	1,489 sq ft (138.3 m2)
Cylinders	2 inside
Cylinder size	19.5 by 24 inches (500 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Whale
Rebuilder	Crewe Works
Rebuild date	1904–06
Number rebuilt	15 from Class A

LNWR Class C
LNWR Class C
	No. 2529 leaving Crewe with a goods train.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Whale
Rebuilder	Crewe Works
Rebuild date	1904–06
Number rebuilt	15 from Class A
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-8-0
• UIC	D n2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 5.5 in (1.359 m)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Heating surface	1,489 sq ft (138.3 m2)
Cylinders	2 inside
Cylinder size	19.5 by 24 inches (500 mm × 610 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Disposition	5 rebuilt to Class G1 1925–27;; 10 scrapped 1927–32

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class C was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. They were two cylinder simple expansion rebuilds of the three-cylinder Class A designed by F.W. Webb. Fifteen Class As were converted to Class C between 1904 and 1906 by George Whale.

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