LNWR Webb Coal Tank

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The only survivor of its class, No. 1054 in steam at the Rainhill Trials 150th anniversary calvacade, May 1980.
The only survivor of its class, No. 1054 in steam at the Rainhill Trials 150th anniversary calvacade, May 1980.
No. 1054 inside Haworth shed on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
No. 1054 inside Haworth shed on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Webb Coal Tank is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive. They were called "Coal Tanks" because they were tank engines designed for hauling coal trains.

The design was introduced in 1881 by Francis Webb as a development of the 17in Coal Engine freight 0-6-0 by adding a trailing truck supporting a bunker and side tanks. Three hundred were built between 1881 and 1899.

They were given the power classification 2F by the LMS. Fifty locomotives passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 58880-58935 (with gaps).

[edit] Preservation

One, LNWR no 1054, has survived to preservation on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

[edit] Dimensions

  • LMS/BR Power classification, 2F
  • Locomotive weight, 43 tons 15 cwt
  • Boiler pressure, 150 psi
  • Superheater, No
  • Cylinders, 17"x24"
  • Driving wheel diameter, 4' 5½"
  • Tractive effort, 16,530 lb
  • Valve gear, Stephenson (slide valves)

For terminology, see Steam locomotive components

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