LMS Hughes Crab

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42812 with a freight train, a little way south of Preston, 27 July 1965.

42884 at Carlisle in 1960. Note the Fowler tender which is narrower than the locomotive.

Another view of 42765.

42765 is preserved on the East Lancashire Railway.

The first of the class, 2700 preserved at Barrow Hill.

The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Hughes Crab or Horwich Mogul is a class of mixed traffic 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1926 and 1932. They are noted for their appearance with large highly-angled cylinders caused by restricted loading gauge.

1 Overview
2 Preservation
3 Models
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Overview

Designed by George Hughes and built at the ex-L&YR works at Horwich and the ex-LNWR works at Crewe, they actually appeared after Hughes had retired and been replaced by Henry Fowler.

Numbers			Lot No.	Date	Built at
Original	LMS 1934	BR	Lot No.	Date	Built at
13000-6	2700-6	42700-6	20	1926	Horwich
13007-29	2707-29	42707-29	20	1927	Horwich
13030-5	2730-5	42730-5	21	1926	Crewe
13036-99	2736-99	42736-99	21	1927	Crewe
13100-7	2800-7	42800-7	54	1928	Crewe
13108/9	2808/9	42808/9	54	1929	Crewe
13110-29	2810-29	42810-29	63	1929	Horwich
13130-49	2830-49	42830-49	68	1930	Horwich
13150-224	2850-224	42850-224	69	1930	Crewe
13225-34	2925-34	42925-34	80	1931	Crewe
13235-44	2935-44	42935-44	86	1932	Crewe

Initially numbered 13000-244, as standard locomotives they were given the lower numbers 2700-2944 in the LMS 1933 renumbering scheme. After being taken into British Railways stock an additional 40000 was added to their numbers, becoming 42700-944.

In 1931 five engines, 13118, 13122, 13124, 13125 and 13129 were fitted with Lentz valve gear. This was replaced on these engines in 1953 (which had now been renumbered 42818, 42822, 42824, 42825 and 42829) with Reidinger valve gear.

They were the basis for the LMS Stanier 2-6-0.

[edit] Preservation

Three have survived, 13000/(4)2700, 13065/(4)2765 and 13159/(4)2859. The first-built locomotive, 2700 is part of the National Railway Collection and currently on static display. 42765 has been restored to working order on the East Lancs Railway, but 42859 is still in scrapyard condition, stored at RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire.

[edit] Models

Models exist in 00 gauge, an old rather innacurate model was produced by Lima, an updated model has been produced by Bachmann. N gauge models are produced by Graham Farish.

[edit] References

David Hunt, Bob Essery and Fred James LMS Locomotives No. 2 - The Horwich Moguls

[edit] External links

some photos of 42765

Locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway v • d • e
Hughes:	5MT Crab
Fowler:	2P 4-4-0 - 2F Dock Tank - 3MT 2-6-2T - 3F Jinty - 4P Compound - 4MT 2-6-4T - 4F 0-6-0 - 6P Patriot - 7P Royal Scot - 7F 0-8-0 - Garratt - 6399 Fury
Stanier:	2P 0-4-4T - 3MT 2-6-2T - 4MT 2-6-4T (2 cylinders) - 4MT 2-6-4T (3 cylinders) - 5MT 2-6-0 - 5MT Black Five - 6P Jubilee - 8P Princess Royal - 8P Coronation - 8F 2-8-0 - Turbomotive
Kitson:	0F 0-4-0ST
Fairburn:	4MT 2-6-4T
Ivatt:	2MT 2-6-0 - 2MT 2-6-2T - 4MT 2-6-0
Locomotives of:	BR (steam) • GWR • LNER • Southern