LNWR Class G2

LNWR Class G2

Preserved 49395 at the East Lancashire Railway
in January 2012
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Beames
Build date 1921-1922
Total produced 60
Specifications
Configuration 0-8-0
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 4 ft 5 12 in (1.359 m)
Locomotive weight 62 long tons 0 cwt (138,900 lb or 63 t)
Locomotive and tender
combined weight
102 long tons 16 cwt (230,300 lb or 104.4 t)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Cylinders 2 inside
Cylinder size 20.5 in × 24 in (521 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear Joy
Valve type Piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort 28,040 lbf (124.73 kN)
Train brakes Vacuum
Career
Operator(s) LNWR » LMS » BR
Power class BR, 7F
Nicknames Super D
Withdrawn 1959-1964
Disposition 1 preserved, remainder scrapped

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G2 is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. 60 were built at Crewe Works in 1921–1922. Uniquely amongst classes of LNWR 8-coupled tender engines, they were not rebuilt from or into other classes. Slightly confusingly the LNWR Class G2a is sometimes considered a subclass, but not in this article. They were classified by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) as 5, from 1928 7F.

Numbering

The LNWR used a lowest available number numbering system, meaning that numbers were somewhat haphazard. After the grouping in 1923, the LMS renumbered them 9395-9454 in order of build date. All were inherited by British Railways (BR) upon nationalisation in 1948. BR added 40000 to their numbers so that they became 49395-49454.[1]

Withdrawal

Withdrawn 1959-1964.

Preservation

The first of the class, LNWR No. 485, LMS No. 9395, BR No. 49395 has been preserved and is part of the National Collection NRM

The locomotive is currently situated at the East Lancashire Railway where it is stored out of traffic awaiting a decision on its operational future.

References

  1. Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 3, pp 39-40

Further reading