LNWR 1400 Class
| LNWR 1400 class “Bill Baileys” | |
|---|---|
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | F. W. Webb |
| Builder | Crewe Works |
| Serial number | 4365, 4376–4384, 4420–4439 |
| Build date | 1903–1905 |
| Total produced | 30 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 4-6-0 |
| UIC classification | 2′C n4v |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Leading wheel diameter | 3 ft 1 1⁄2 in (0.953 m) |
| Driver diameter | 5 ft 3 in (1.600 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 60 long tons (61 t) |
| Heating surface: – Total | 1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2) |
| Cylinders | Four, compound; HP outside, LP inside |
| High-pressure cylinder size | 15 in × 24 in (381 mm × 610 mm) |
| Low-pressure cylinder size | 20 1⁄2 in × 24 in (521 mm × 610 mm) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | London and North Western Railway |
| Nicknames | Bill Baileys |
| Scrapped | Nov 1913 – Mar 1921 |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) 1400 Class, commonly known as Bill Baileys after the popular little music hall number "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey", was a class of 30 4-cylinder 4-6-0 compound locomotives. Essentially a Class B compound 0-8-0 with different wheel arrangement. 30 were built starting in 1903, intended for a mixed traffic role. The first was withdrawn in 1913, with several more following during the First World War, cannibalised to keep Class Bs running. None survived to the grouping of 1923; the last was withdrawn in 1921.
References
- http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/GoodsLocos/Loco09.php
- Baxter, Bertram (1979). Baxter, David, ed. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2B: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. pp. 239–240. ISBN 0-903485-84-2.
- Yeadon, W. B.. Goods Locomotives of the LNWR 1911–1964.
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