LNWR George the Fifth Class

LNWR George the Fifth class
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Bowen-Cooke
Build date	1910–1915
Total produced	90 (80 new, 10 rebuilt from Queen Mary class)
Configuration	4-4-0
UIC classification	2'Bh
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter	6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)
Locomotive weight	59.85 long tons (60.81 t)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	20.5 × 26 in (521 × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Joy
Tractive effort	20,640 lbf (91.8 kN)
Career	LNWR · LMS · BR
Power class	2P
Number in class	1 January 1923: 90, 1 January 1948: 3
Withdrawn	1935–1948
Disposition	All scrapped

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

They were introduced in 1910 by Charles Bowen-Cooke and construction continued until 1915. They were essentially superheated versions of the LNWR Whale Precursor Class. At the same time, similar non-superheated Queen Mary Class engines were also built but all of these acquired superheaters as the advantages of superheating became clear and were absorbed into the George the Fifth Class.

A total of 90 Georges were built and all were named. The LNWR reused names and numbers from withdrawn locomotives, with the result that the numbering system was completely haphazard.

All of the Georges passed into London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ownership on the grouping in 1923. The LMS gave them the power classification 2P. The LMS renumbered them into a more logical series of 5320–5409, and later in 1936/37 those had not been then withdrawn were again renumbered by the addition of 20000 into the 25320–25409 series to make room for Black Fives. Also at this time a few of the names were removed so that they could be applied to new LMS Jubilee Class engines.

Withdrawals started in 1935, and by 1939 only 9 remained. British Railways (BR) inherited 3 in 1948; 25321, which was withdrawn in February that year, and 25350 and 25373, which were allocated the BR numbers 58011/2 in March but never carried them as both were withdrawn in May that year.

None has been preserved.

List of Locomotives

List of LNWR George the Fifth class locomotives
LNWR No.	LNWR name	Date built	LMS No.	Date withdrawn	Notes
2663	George the Fifth	01910-07 July 1910	5320	01936-02 February 1936
1059	LochLord Loch	01910-11 November 1910	5321	01948-02 February 1948	†
1294	WolferstanF. S. P. Wolferstan	01910-11 November 1910	5322	01938-12 December 1938	†
1583	WardHenry Ward	01910-11 November 1910	5323	01939-09 September 1939	†
1725	BatesonJohn Bateson	01910-11 November 1910	5324	01938-11 November 1938	†
2025	BrookeSir Thomas Brooke	01910-12 December 1910	5325	01937-05 May 1937	†
2155	BrocklehurstW. C. Brocklehurst	01910-11 November 1910	5326	01936-12 December 1936	†
228	NettlefoldE. Nettlefold	01911-01 January 1911	5327	01936-09 September 1936
445	ChambresP. H. Chambres	01911-01 January 1911	5328	01935-11 November 1935
2168	Maudslay, Henry !Henry Maudslay	01911-01 January 1911	5339	01937-04 April 1937	†
2664	Mary !Queen Mary	01910-07 July 1910	5329	01936-03 March 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted June 1913^[1]
1550	Westminster	01910-10 October 1910	5330	01936-09 September 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted September 1913^[1]
2271	Bickersteth, John Pares !J. P. Bickersteth	01910-10 October 1910	5331	01938-11 November 1938	† Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted November 1913^[1]
896	Whale, George !George Whale	01910-10 October 1910	5332	01936-02 February 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted January 1914^[1]
1559	Drake^[2]	01910-10 October 1910	5333	01936-03 March 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted January 1914^[1]
2151	Newcomen	01910-10 October 1910	5334	01937-11 November 1937	† Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted April 1914^[1]
2507	Macinnes, Miles !Miles MacInnes	01910-10 October 1910	5335	01935-11 November 1935	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted January 1914^[1]
238	Webb, Francis William !F. W. Webb	01910-10 October 1910	5336	01936-03 March 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted September 1914^[1]
1195	Hare, Theodore Julius !T. J. Hare	01910-10 October 1910	5337	01936-07 July 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted September 1914^[1]
2512	Houghton, Thomas !Thomas Houghton	01910-10 October 1910	5338	01935-11 November 1935	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted October 1914^[1]
956	Bulldog	01911-04 April 1911	5340	01935-11 November 1935	Dachshund until December 1915^[3]
1489	Wolfhound	01911-04 April 1911	5341	01936-03 March 1936
1504	Boarhound	01911-04 April 1911	5342	01935-11 November 1935
1513	Otterhound	01911-05 May 1911	5343	01936-04 April 1936
1532	Bloodhound	01911-05 May 1911	5344	01937-01 January 1937	†
1628	Foxhound	01911-05 May 1911	5345	01933-12 December 1933	†
1662	Deerhound	01911-05 May 1911	5346	01936-02 February 1936
1706	Elkhound	01911-05 May 1911	5347	01940-12 December 1940	†
5000	Coronation	01911-06 June 1911	5348	01940-06 June 1940	†
502	British Empire	01911-06 June 1911	5349	01936-07 July 1936
868	India	01911-06 June 1911	5350	01948-05 May 1948	‡
882	Canada	01911-06 June 1911	5351	01936-02 February 1936
1218	Australia	01911-06 June 1911	5352	01935-11 November 1935
1792	Staghound	01911-05 May 1911	5353	01936-06 June 1936
2081	New Zealand	01911-06 June 1911	5354	01936-01 January 1936
2212	South Africa	01911-06 June 1911	5355	01936-07 July 1936
2291	Gibraltar	01911-06 June 1911	5356	01941-08 August 1941	†
2495	Bassethound	01911-05 May 1911	5357	01939-01 January 1939	†
2177	Malta	01911-07 July 1911	5358	01936-11 November 1936
2498	Cyprus	01911-07 July 1911	5359	01936-12 December 1936
361	Beagle	01911-07 July 1911	5360	01937-09 September 1937	†
888	Challenger	01911-07 July 1911	5361	01935-11 November 1935
1360	Fire Queen	01911-07 July 1911	5362	01939-03 March 1939	†
1394	Harrier	01911-07 July 1911	5363	01936-01 January 1936
1623	Nubian	01911-08 August 1911	5364	01936-11 November 1936
1631	Racehorse	01911-08 August 1911	5365	01937-04 April 1937	†
1644	Roebuck	01911-08 August 1911	5366	01936-11 November 1936
2089	Traveller	01911-08 August 1911	5367	01936-12 December 1936
2494	Perseus	01911-08 August 1911	5368	01936-11 November 1936
1371	Quail	01911-09 September 1911	5369	01936-09 September 1936	†
1417	Landrail	01911-09 September 1911	5370	01936-12 December 1936
1472	Moorhen	01911-09 September 1911	5371	01939-10 October 1939	†
1595	Wild Duck	01911-09 September 1911	5372	01936-12 December 1936	†
1681	Ptarmigan	01911-09 September 1911	5373	01948-05 May 1948	‡
2220	Vanguard	01911-08 August 1911	5374	01938-11 November 1938	†
1713	Partridge	01911-09 September 1911	5375	01935-12 December 1935
1730	Snipe	01911-10 October 1911	5376	01947-12 December 1947	†
1733	Grouse	01911-10 October 1911	5377	01937-07 July 1937	†
1777	Widgeon	01911-10 October 1911	5378	01937-06 June 1937	†
1799	Woodcock	01911-10 October 1911	5379	01936-08 August 1936
82	DickensCharles Dickens	01913-01 January 1913	5380	01937-02 February 1937	†
752	HickJohn Hick	01913-02 February 1913	5381	01935-11 November 1935
2124	RennieJohn Rennie	01913-02 February 1913	5382	01937-06 June 1937	†
89	MayallJohn Mayall	01913-03 March 1913	5383	01936-05 May 1936
132	GravesS. R. Graves	01913-03 March 1913	5384	01936-02 February 1936
1138	FroudeWilliam Froude	01913-02 February 1913	5385	01936-08 August 1936
1193	TootalEdward Tootal	01913-03 March 1913	5386	01936-01 January 1936
2154	SiemensWilliam Siemens	01913-02 February 1913	5387	01937-02 February 1937	†
2282	ArkwrightRichard Arkwright	01913-02 February 1913	5388	01936-04 April 1936
404	Eclipse	01913-04 April 1913	5389	01937-06 June 1937	†
681	St. George	01913-04 April 1913	5390	01935-11 November 1935
845	Saddleback	01913-03 March 1913	5391	01936-02 February 1936
1188	Penmaenmawr	01913-04 April 1913	5392	01941-02 February 1941	†
1680	Loyalty	01913-04 April 1913	5393	01941-05 May 1941	†
2086	Phaeton	01913-04 April 1913	5394	01936-07 July 1936
2279	CrossfieldHenry Crossfield	01913-03 March 1913	5395	01937-02 February 1937	†
1481	Typhon	01913-04 April 1913	5396	01936-10 October 1936
2197	Planet	01913-04 April 1913	5397	01935-12 December 1935
2242	Meteor	01913-05 May 1913	5398	01936-10 October 1936
2428	StalbridgeLord Stalbridge	01913-05 May 1913	5399	01936-07 July 1936
363	Llandudno	01915-05 May 1915	5400	01935-11 November 1935
789	Windermere	01915-05 May 1915	5401	01936-02 February 1936
984	Carnarvon	01915-05 May 1915	5402	01936-06 June 1936
104	Leamington Spa	01915-06 June 1915	5403	01935-11 November 1935
226	Colwyn Bay	01915-06 June 1915	5404	01936-02 February 1936
1086	Conway	01915-06 June 1915	5405	01936-01 January 1936
2153	Llandrindod	01915-06 June 1915	5406	01937-04 April 1937	†
2233	Blackpool	01915-06 June 1915	5407	01935-11 November 1935
2106	Holyhead	01915-07 July 1915	5408	01937-05 May 1937	†
2370	Dovedale	01915-07 July 1915	5409	01939-06 June 1939	†

† Locomotives that had 20000 added to their number from 1934
‡ Locomotives that had 20000 added to their number from 1934, and were allocated the BR numbers 58011 (25350) and 58012 (25373 Ptarmigan). Neither survived long enough to carry them.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Goodman 2002, p. 118.
^ Goodman 2002, p. 176.
^ Goodman 2002, p. 116.

References

Casserley, H.C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
Goodman, John (2002). L&NWR Locomotive Names / A Sequel to LMS Locomotive Names. Locomotives of the LMS. Peterborough: RCTS. ISBN 0 901115 90 8.
Willie Yeadon, Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives Vol 1. Passenger Tender Engines