LNWR George the Fifth Class

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Bowen-Cooke
Builder	Crewe Works
Serial number	4970–5029, 5118–5137, 5237–5246
Build date	1910–1915
Total produced	90 (80 new, 10 rebuilt from Queen Mary class)

LNWR George the Fifth Class
LNWR George the Fifth Class
	No. 2663 George the Fifth in photographic grey livery
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Bowen-Cooke
Builder	Crewe Works
Serial number	4970–5029, 5118–5137, 5237–5246
Build date	1910–1915
Total produced	90 (80 new, 10 rebuilt from Queen Mary class)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B h2
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	59.85 long tons (60.81 t)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface	1,849 sq ft (171.8 m2)
Superheater	Schmidt
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm) or ; 20+1⁄2 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Joy
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	20,640 lbf (91.8 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	London and North Western Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways;
Power class	LMS: 3P
Number in class	1 January 1923: 90,; 1 January 1948: 3
Withdrawn	1935–1948
Disposition	All original locomotives scrapped; one new-build under construction

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) George the Fifth Class was a class of 4-4-0 passenger steam locomotive.

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