LNWR Claughton Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
• UIC	2′C h4
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 3 in (0.991 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)
Loco weight	77.75 long tons (79.00 t)
Boiler pressure	175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa); 200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa) †‡;
Heating surface	2,232 sq ft (207.4 square metres)
Superheater	Schmidt
Cylinders	Four
Cylinder size	15+3⁄4 in × 26 in (400 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts; Beardmore-Caprotti ‡;

LNWR Claughton Class
LNWR Claughton Class
	No. 2222 Sir Gilbert Claughton in photographic grey
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Bowen Cooke
Builder	Crewe Works
Serial number	5117, 5138–5146, 5227–5246, 5267–5296, 5502–5571
Build date	1913–1921
Total produced	130
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
• UIC	2′C h4
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 3 in (0.991 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)
Loco weight	77.75 long tons (79.00 t)
Boiler pressure	175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa); 200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa) †‡;
Heating surface	2,232 sq ft (207.4 square metres)
Superheater	Schmidt
Cylinders	Four
Cylinder size	15+3⁄4 in × 26 in (400 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts; Beardmore-Caprotti ‡;
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	27,072 lbf (120.42 kN); 29,570 lbf (131.53 kN) †‡;
Operators
Career
Operators	London and North Western Railway; → London, Midland and Scottish Railway;
Power class	LMS: 5P, 5XP ‡†
Withdrawn	1929–1941, 1949
Disposition	All scrapped

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Claughton Class was a class of 4-cylinder express passenger 4-6-0 steam locomotives.

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