LNWR Claughton Class

LNWR Claughton class

5986 c.1928, with enlarged boiler
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Bowen Cooke
Build date	1913–1921
Total produced	130
Configuration	4-6-0
UIC classification	2'Ch4
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Leading wheel diameter	3 ft 3 in (0.991 m)
Driver diameter	6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)
Locomotive weight	77.75 long tons (79.00 t)
Boiler pressure	175 lbf/in² (1.21 MPa) 200 lbf/in² (1.38 MPa) ‡†
Cylinders	Four
Cylinder size	15.75 × 26 in (400 × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort	27,072 lbf (120.42 kN) 29,570 lbf (131.53 kN) ‡†
Career	LNWR » LMS
Power class	LMS: 5P, 5XP
Withdrawn	1929–1949
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.

They were introduced in 1913, the first of the class No. 2222 was named in honour of Sir Gilbert Claughton, who was the Chairman of the LNWR at that time. A total of 130 were built, all at Crewe works up to 1921.

The LNWR reused numbers and names from withdrawn locomotives, with the result that the numbering was completely haphazard. An exception was made for the LNWR's war memorial engine, 1920 - built Patriot, which acquired the number 1914 from a Renown Class locomotive. The LMS renumbered them into the more logical series 5900–6029, no. 1914 becoming 5964.^[1] Twenty were rebuilt by the LMS with larger boilers, and ten of these had Caprotti valve gear. Twelve others were rebuilt as the initial engines of the LMS Patriot Class, though not much material was reused.

From 1927 with the introduction of the LMS Royal Scot Class, the Claughtons' main work had been taken away and many were transferred to the Midland Division.

At the end of 1939, all but one, 6004 Princess Louise, had been withdrawn. The Second World War caused such a motive power shortage however that 6004 soldiered on in terrible condition on local freight duties in the Wolverhampton area. Acquired by British Railways in 1948, it was allocated the BR number 46004 but was withdrawn in 1949 without it being applied. None were preserved.

Details

LNWR No.	LMS No.	Built	Name	Date Named	With- drawn	Notes
2222	5900	01913-01 January 1913	Sir Gilbert Claughton	From new	01935-03 March 1935
1161	5901	01913-05 May 1913	Sir Robert Turnbull	From new	01933-05 May 1933
1191	5902	01913-05 May 1913	Sir Frank Ree	From new	01930-11 November 1930
21	5903	01913-06 June 1913	Duke of Sutherland	From new	01933-04 April 1933
163	5904	01913-06 June 1913	Holland Hibbert	From new	01934-12 December 1934
650	5905	01913-06 June 1913	Lord Rathmore	From new	01933-02 February 1933
1159	5906	01913-07 July 1913	Ralph Brocklebank	From new	01937-02 February 1937	†
1319	5907	01913-05 May 1913	Sir Frederick Harrison	From new	01933-01 January 1933
1327	5908	01913-05 May 1913	Alfred Fletcher	From new	01936-09 September 1936	‡
2046	5909	01913-06 June 1913	Charles N. Lawrence	From new	01935-02 February 1935
250	5910	01914-08 August 1914	J. A. Bright	From new	01937-04 April 1937	†
260	5911	01914-08 August 1914	W. E. Dorrington	From new	01934-03 March 1934
1131	5912	01914-08 August 1914	Lord Faber	From new	01935-02 February 1935
1429	5913	01914-09 September 1914	Colonel Lockwood	From new	01934-08 August 1934
209	5914	01914-09 September 1914	J. Bruce Ismay	From new	01934-12 December 1934
668	5915	01914-09 September 1914	Rupert Guinness	From new	01934-11 November 1934
856	5916	01914-09 September 1914	E. Tootal Broadhurst	From new	01932-12 December 1932
1567	5917	01914-10 October 1914	Charles J. Cropper	From new	01934-09 September 1934
2239	5918	01914-09 September 1914	Frederick Baynes	From new	01935-03 March 1935
2401	5919	01914-10 October 1914	Lord Kitchener	From new	01934-09 September 1934
511	5920	01916-07 July 1916	George Macpherson	From new	01935-04 April 1935
695	5921	01916-07 July 1916	Sir Arthur Lawley	From new	01934-11 November 1934
968	5922	01916-07 July 1916	Lord Kenyon	From new	01934-09 September 1934
1093	5923	01916-07 July 1916	Guy Calthrop	From new	01935-06 June 1935	Sir Guy Calthrop from March 1919
1345	5924	01916-08 August 1916	James Bishop	From new	01934-09 September 1934
2174	5925	01916-08 August 1916	E. C. Trench	From new	01933-05 May 1933
2204	5926	01916-08 August 1916	Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B.	From new	01933-01 January 1933
2221	5927	01916-08 August 1916	Sir Francis Dent	From new	01936-12 December 1936	‡
2338	5928	01916-08 August 1916	Charles H. Dent	From new	01934-01 January 1934
2395	5929	01916-09 September 1916	J. A. F. Aspinall	From new	01935-03 March 1935
37	5930	01917-02 February 1917	G. R. Jebb	From new	01934-10 October 1934
154	5931	01917-03 March 1917	Captain Fryatt	From new	01934-03 March 1934
155	5932	01917-03 March 1917	I. T. Williams	From new	01935-04 April 1935	Sir Thomas Williams from December 1919
162	5933	01917-03 March 1917			01932-12 December 1932
186	5934	01917-03 March 1917			01935-01 January 1935
713	5935	01917-03 March 1917			01933-02 February 1933
1334	5936	01917-04 April 1917			01932-08 August 1932
2042	5937	01917-04 April 1917			01934-11 November 1934
2097	5938	01917-04 April 1917			01935-02 February 1935
2230	5939	01917-05 May 1917	Clio	01922-07 July 1922	01935-06 June 1935
1019	5940	01917-05 May 1917	Columbus	01922-02 February 1922	01934-09 September 1934
1355	5941	01917-05 May 1917			01934-08 August 1934
2366	5942	01917-05 May 1917			01932-08 August 1932
2373	5943	01917-05 May 1917	Tennyson	01922-01 January 1922	01934-08 August 1934
2411	5944	01917-06 June 1917			01933-02 February 1933
2420	5945	01917-06 June 1917	Ingestre	01923-01 January 1923	01934-04 April 1934
2427	5946	01917-06 June 1917	Duke of Connaught	01922-01 January 1922	01941-02 February 1941	‡
2431	5947	01917-06 June 1917			01935-02 February 1935
2445	5948	01917-07 July 1917	Baltic	01923-03 March 1923	01937-04 April 1937	‡
2450	5949	01917-07 July 1917			01932-08 August 1932
116	5950	01917-07 July 1917			01934-10 October 1934
159	5951	01917-08 August 1917			01935-10 October 1935
171	5952	01917-08 August 1917			01932-12 December 1932
986	5953	01917-08 August 1917	Buckingham	01922-03 March 1922	01936-09 September 1936	†
1085	5954	01917-08 August 1917			01932-12 December 1932
1103	5955	01917-09 September 1917			01935-05 May 1935
2122	5956	01917-09 September 1917			01934-03 March 1934
2368	5957	01917-09 September 1917			01936-02 February 1936	‡
2416	5958	01917-09 September 1917			01932-10 October 1932
2426	5959	01917-10 October 1917			01932-06 June 1932
69	5960	01920-01 January 1920			01934-03 March 1934
178	5961	01920-01 January 1920			01934-10 October 1934
194	5962	01920-01 January 1920			01935-12 December 1935	‡
972	5963	01920-01 January 1920			01932-12 December 1932
1914	5964	01920-01 January 1920	Patriot In memory of the Fallen LNWR Employees 1914-1919	From new	01935-05 May 1935
484	5965	01920-02 February 1920			01934-09 September 1934
1177	5966	01920-01 January 1920	Bunsen	01922-03 March 1922	01932-10 October 1932
1407	5967	01920-02 February 1920	L./Cpl. J. A. Christie, V.C.	01922-02 February 1922	01934-11 November 1934
1599	5968	01920-02 February 1920	John O’Groat	01922-08 August 1922	01935-01 January 1935
2179	5969	01920-01 January 1920			01934-09 September 1934
2499	5970	01920-02 February 1920	Patience	01922-08 August 1922	01935-12 December 1935	†
2511	5971	01920-02 February 1920	Croxteth	01923-01 January 1923	01930-12 December 1930
1726	5972	01920-03 March 1920			01937-05 May 1937	†
1741	5973	01920-03 March 1920			01932-12 December 1932
1747	5974	01920-03 March 1920			01932-08 August 1932
12	5975	01920-04 April 1920	Talisman	01923-01 January 1923	01937-05 May 1937	‡
2035	5976	01920-03 March 1920	Private E. Sykes, V.C.	01922-02 February 1922	01935-03 March 1935	Name transferred to 6015 in April 1926
2083	5977	01920-03 March 1920			01929-04 April 1929	Locomotive badly damaged in head-on collision near Doe Hill station on 12 February 1929.^[2]
2231	5978	01920-03 March 1920			01934-05 May 1934
2268	5979	01920-03 March 1920	Frobisher	01922-08 August 1922	01934-04 April 1934
85	5980	01920-04 April 1920			01935-01 January 1935
98	5981	01920-04 April 1920			01934-06 June 1934
103	5982	01920-04 April 1920			01932-11 November 1932
201	5983	01920-04 April 1920			01932-10 October 1932
499	5984	01920-05 May 1920			01935-10 October 1935
808	5985	01920-05 May 1920			01932-06 June 1932
1092	5986	01920-05 May 1920			01935-11 November 1935	†
1096	5987	01920-05 May 1920			01932-08 August 1932
1097	5988	01920-05 May 1920	Private W. Wood, V.C.	01922-02 February 1922	01935-05 May 1935	Name transferred to 6018 in April 1926
1133	5989	01920-05 May 1920			01934-11 November 1934
1326	5990	01920-06 June 1920			01935-04 April 1935
2059	5991	01920-05 May 1920	C. J. Bowen-Cooke	01920-10 October 1920	01935-02 February 1935
2090	5992	01920-06 June 1920			01932-10 October 1932
2095	5993	01920-06 June 1920			01936-05 May 1936	†
6	5994	01920-06 June 1920			01935-06 June 1935
8	5995	01920-06 June 1920			01935-06 June 1935
10	5996	01920-07 July 1920			01933-02 February 1933
11	5997	01920-07 July 1920			01933-03 March 1933
2101	5998	01920-06 June 1920			01934-08 August 1934
2430	5999	01920-07 July 1920	Vindictive	01922-07 July 1922	01937-06 June 1937	† LNWR No. 13 until October 1922. Name removed in August 1936.
15	6000	01920-06 June 1920			01933-03 March 1933
23	6001	01920-08 August 1920			01934-10 October 1934
30	6002	01920-08 August 1920	Thalaba	01922-12 December 1922	01934-09 September 1934	.
32	6003	01920-08 August 1920			01934-10 October 1934
42	6004	01920-08 August 1920	Princess Louise	01922-02 February 1922	01949-04 April 1949	† Name removed in June 1935
36	6005	01920-08 August 1920			01932-08 August 1932
68	6006	01920-08 August 1920			01932-12 December 1932
102	6007	01920-08 August 1920			01934-10 October 1934
110	6008	01920-09 September 1920	Lady Godiva	01923-05 May 1923	01932-12 December 1932
119	6009	01920-09 September 1920			01934-12 December 1934
149	6010	01921-03 March 1921			01932-08 August 1932
150	6011	01921-03 March 1921	Illustrious	01923-05 May 1923	01933-02 February 1933
152	6012	01921-03 March 1921			01932-08 August 1932
156	6013	01921-03 March 1921			01936-03 March 1936	‡
157	6014	01921-04 April 1921			01934-09 September 1934
158	6015	01921-04 April 1921	Private E. Sykes, V.C.	01923-04 April 1923	01933-03 March 1933	Name transferred from 5976
161	6016	01921-04 April 1921			01935-01 January 1935
169	6017	01921-04 April 1921	Breadalbane	01923-03 March 1923	01940-10 October 1940	†
179	6018	01921-04 April 1921	Private W. Wood, V.C.	01926-04 April 1926	01933-02 February 1933	Name transferred from 5988
180	6019	01921-04 April 1921	Llewellyn	01923-04 April 1923	01934-12 December 1934
183	6020	01921-05 May 1921			01935-07 July 1935
192	6021	01921-05 May 1921	Bevere	01923-07 July 1923	01934-02 February 1934
205	6022	01921-05 May 1921			01933-01 January 1933
207	6023	01921-05 May 1921	Sir Charles Cust	01921-12 December 1921	01941-07 July 1941	‡
208	6024	01921-05 May 1921			01935-03 March 1935
210	6025	01921-05 May 1921			01935-08 August 1935
211	6026	01921-06 June 1921			01932-12 December 1932
517	6027	01921-06 June 1921			01933-01 January 1933
1216	6028	01921-06 June 1921			01934-09 September 1934
1220	6029	01921-06 June 1921			01935-12 December 1935	‡

† Locomotives fitted with larger boilers from 1928.
‡ Locomotives fitted with Caprotti valve gear and larger boilers from 1928.

References

Casserley, H.C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. pp. 69–71. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
W. B. Yeadon A Compendium of LNWR Locomotives 1912 - 1949 Volume 1. Published by Challenger Publications, Nottingham. ISBN 978-1-901945-90-4
G. Toms and R.J. Essery Claughton & Patriot 4-6-0s. Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-905184-18-0