LNWR George the Fifth Class

LNWR George the Fifth class
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Bowen-Cooke
Builder	Crewe Works
Serial number	4970–5029, 5118–5137, 5237–5246
Build date	1910–1915
Total produced	90 (80 new, 10 rebuilt from Queen Mary class)
Specifications
Configuration	4-4-0
UIC classification	2′B h2
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	59.85 long tons (60.81 t)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface: – Total	1,849 sq ft (171.8 m²)
Superheater type	Schmidt
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm) or 20 ¹⁄₂ in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Joy
Performance figures
Tractive effort	20,640 lbf (91.8 kN)
Career
Operator(s)	London and North Western Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways
Power class	LMS: 3P
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Withdrawn	1935–1948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.

History

The locomotives 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 The LNWR reused names and numbers from withdrawn locomotives, with the result that the numbering system was completely haphazard.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 3P. The LMS renumbered them into a more logical series of 5320–5409, and later in 1936/37 those had not been then withdrawn were again renumbered by the addition of 20000 into the 25320–25409 series to make room for Black Fives.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 British Railways (BR) inherited 3 in 1948; 25321, which was withdrawn in February that year, and 25350 and 25373, which were allocated the BR numbers 58011/2 in March but never carried them as both were withdrawn in May that year.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.

Accidents and incidents

Main article: Weedon rail crashes

On 14 August 1915, locomotive No. 1489 Wolfhound was hauling a passenger train when it suffered a mechanical failure in its motion, with the result that the opposite track was damaged. A mail train was derailed on the damaged track at Weedon, Northamptonshire. Ten people were killed and 21 were injured.

New Build Locomotive

The George the Fifth Steam Trust is building a George the Fifth class locomotive named after Prince George.

List of Locomotives

List of LNWR George the Fifth class locomotives
LNWR No.	LNWR name	Crewe Works No.	Date built	LMS No.	Date withdrawn	Notes
2663	George the Fifth	4970	01910-07-01-0000July 1910	5320	01936-02-01-0000February 1936
1294	WolferstanF. S. P. Wolferstan	4971	01910-11-01-0000November 1910	5322	01938-12-01-0000December 1938	†
1725	BatesonJohn Bateson	4972	01910-11-01-0000November 1910	5324	01938-11-01-0000November 1938	†
2155	BrocklehurstW. C. Brocklehurst	4973	01910-11-01-0000November 1910	5326	01936-12-01-0000December 1936	†
1059	LochLord Loch	4974	01910-11-01-0000November 1910	5321	01948-02-01-0000February 1948	†
1583	WardHenry Ward	4975	01910-11-01-0000November 1910	5323	01939-09-01-0000September 1939	†
2025	BrookeSir Thomas Brooke	4976	01910-12-01-0000December 1910	5325	01937-05-01-0000May 1937	†
228	NettlefoldE. Nettlefold	4977	01911-01-01-0000January 1911	5327	01936-09-01-0000September 1936
445	ChambresP. H. Chambres	4978	01911-01-01-0000January 1911	5328	01935-11-01-0000November 1935
2664	Mary !Queen Mary	4979	01910-07-01-0000July 1910	5329	01936-03-01-0000March 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted June 1913^[1]
2168	Maudslay, Henry !Henry Maudslay	4980	01911-01-01-0000January 1911	5339	01937-04-01-0000April 1937	†
238	Webb, Francis William !F. W. Webb	4981	01910-10-01-0000October 1910	5336	01936-03-01-0000March 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted September 1914^[1]
896	Whale, George !George Whale	4982	01910-10-01-0000October 1910	5332	01936-02-01-0000February 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted January 1914^[1]
1195	Hare, Theodore Julius !T. J. Hare	4983	01910-10-01-0000October 1910	5337	01936-07-01-0000July 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted September 1914^[1]
1550	Westminster	4984	01910-10-01-0000October 1910	5330	01936-09-01-0000September 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted September 1913^[1]
1559	Drake^[2]	4985	01910-10-01-0000October 1910	5333	01936-03-01-0000March 1936	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted January 1914^[1]
2151	Newcomen	4986	01910-10-01-0000October 1910	5334	01937-11-01-0000November 1937	† Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted April 1914^[1]
2271	Bickersteth, John Pares !J. P. Bickersteth	4987	01910-10-01-0000October 1910	5331	01938-11-01-0000November 1938	† Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted November 1913^[1]
2507	Macinnes, Miles !Miles MacInnes	4988	01910-10-01-0000October 1910	5335	01935-11-01-0000November 1935	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted January 1914^[1]
2512	Houghton, Thomas !Thomas Houghton	4989	01910-10-01-0000October 1910	5338	01935-11-01-0000November 1935	Built as "Queen Mary" class; converted October 1914^[1]
956	Bulldog	4990	01911-04-01-0000April 1911	5340	01935-11-01-0000November 1935	Named Dachshund until December 1915^[3]
1489	Wolfhound	4991	01911-04-01-0000April 1911	5341	01936-03-01-0000March 1936
1504	Boarhound	4992	01911-04-01-0000April 1911	5342	01935-11-01-0000November 1935
1513	Otterhound	4993	01911-05-01-0000May 1911	5343	01936-04-01-0000April 1936
1532	Bloodhound	4994	01911-05-01-0000May 1911	5344	01937-01-01-0000January 1937	†
1628	Foxhound	4995	01911-05-01-0000May 1911	5345	01933-12-01-0000December 1933	†
1662	Deerhound	4996	01911-05-01-0000May 1911	5346	01936-02-01-0000February 1936
1706	Elkhound	4997	01911-05-01-0000May 1911	5347	01940-12-01-0000December 1940	†
1792	Staghound	4998	01911-05-01-0000May 1911	5353	01936-06-01-0000June 1936
2495	Bassethound	4999	01911-05-01-0000May 1911	5357	01939-01-01-0000January 1939	†
1800	Coronation	5000	01911-06-01-0000June 1911	5348	01940-06-01-0000June 1940	† Ran briefly as no. 5000
502	British Empire	5001	01911-06-01-0000June 1911	5349	01936-07-01-0000July 1936
868	India	5002	01911-06-01-0000June 1911	5350	01948-05-01-0000May 1948	‡
882	Canada	5003	01911-06-01-0000June 1911	5351	01936-02-01-0000February 1936
1218	Australia	5004	01911-06-01-0000June 1911	5352	01935-11-01-0000November 1935
2081	New Zealand	5005	01911-06-01-0000June 1911	5354	01936-01-01-0000January 1936
2212	South Africa	5006	01911-06-01-0000June 1911	5355	01936-07-01-0000July 1936
2291	Gibraltar	5007	01911-06-01-0000June 1911	5356	01941-08-01-0000August 1941	†
2177	Malta	5008	01911-07-01-0000July 1911	5358	01936-11-01-0000November 1936
2498	Cyprus	5009	01911-07-01-0000July 1911	5359	01936-12-01-0000December 1936
361	Beagle	5010	01911-07-01-0000July 1911	5360	01937-09-01-0000September 1937	†
888	Challenger	5011	01911-07-01-0000July 1911	5361	01935-11-01-0000November 1935
1360	Fire Queen	5012	01911-07-01-0000July 1911	5362	01939-03-01-0000March 1939	†
1394	Harrier	5013	01911-07-01-0000July 1911	5363	01936-02-01-0000February 1936
2494	Perseus	5014	01911-08-01-0000August 1911	5368	01936-11-01-0000November 1936
1623	Nubian	5015	01911-08-01-0000August 1911	5364	01936-11-01-0000November 1936
1631	Racehorse	5016	01911-08-01-0000August 1911	5365	01937-04-01-0000April 1937	†
1644	Roebuck	5017	01911-08-01-0000August 1911	5366	01936-11-01-0000November 1936
2089	Traveller	5018	01911-08-01-0000August 1911	5367	01936-12-01-0000December 1936
2220	Vanguard	5019	01911-08-01-0000August 1911	5374	01938-11-01-0000November 1938	†
1371	Quail	5020	01911-09-01-0000September 1911	5369	01936-09-01-0000September 1936	†
1417	Landrail	5021	01911-09-01-0000September 1911	5370	01936-12-01-0000December 1936
1472	Moorhen	5022	01911-09-01-0000September 1911	5371	01939-10-01-0000October 1939	†
1595	Wild Duck	5023	01911-09-01-0000September 1911	5372	01936-12-01-0000December 1936	†
1681	Ptarmigan	5024	01911-09-01-0000September 1911	5373	01948-05-01-0000May 1948	‡
1713	Partridge	5025	01911-09-01-0000September 1911	5375	01935-12-01-0000December 1935
1730	Snipe	5026	01911-10-01-0000October 1911	5376	01947-12-01-0000December 1947	†
1733	Grouse	5027	01911-10-01-0000October 1911	5377	01937-07-01-0000July 1937	†
1777	Widgeon	5028	01911-10-01-0000October 1911	5378	01937-06-01-0000June 1937	†
1799	Woodcock	5029	01911-10-01-0000October 1911	5379	01936-08-01-0000August 1936
82	DickensCharles Dickens	5118	01913-01-01-0000January 1913	5380	01937-02-01-0000February 1937	†
752	HickJohn Hick	5119	01913-02-01-0000February 1913	5381	01935-11-01-0000November 1935
2124	RennieJohn Rennie	5120	01913-02-01-0000February 1913	5382	01937-06-01-0000June 1937	†
1138	FroudeWilliam Froude	5121	01913-02-01-0000February 1913	5385	01936-08-01-0000August 1936
2154	SiemensWilliam Siemens	5122	01913-02-01-0000February 1913	5387	01937-02-01-0000February 1937	†
2282	ArkwrightRichard Arkwright	5123	01913-02-01-0000February 1913	5388	01936-04-01-0000April 1936
89	MayallJohn Mayall	5124	01913-03-01-0000March 1913	5383	01936-05-01-0000May 1936
132	GravesS. R. Graves	5125	01913-03-01-0000March 1913	5384	01936-02-01-0000February 1936
1193	TootalEdward Tootal	5126	01913-03-01-0000March 1913	5386	01936-01-01-0000January 1936
2279	CrossfieldHenry Crossfield	5127	01913-03-01-0000March 1913	5395	01937-02-01-0000February 1937	†
681	St. George	5128	01913-04-01-0000April 1913	5390	01935-11-01-0000November 1935
845	Saddleback	5129	01913-03-01-0000March 1913	5391	01936-02-01-0000February 1936
1188	Penmaenmawr	5130	01913-04-01-0000April 1913	5392	01941-02-01-0000February 1941	†
1680	Loyalty	5131	01913-04-01-0000April 1913	5393	01941-05-01-0000May 1941	†
2086	Phaeton	5132	01913-04-01-0000April 1913	5394	01936-07-01-0000July 1936
404	Eclipse	5133	01913-04-01-0000April 1913	5389	01937-06-01-0000June 1937	†
1481	Typhon	5134	01913-04-01-0000April 1913	5396	01936-10-01-0000October 1936
2197	Planet	5135	01913-04-01-0000April 1913	5397	01935-12-01-0000December 1935
2242	Meteor	5136	01913-05-01-0000May 1913	5398	01936-10-01-0000October 1936
2428	StalbridgeLord Stalbridge	5137	01913-05-01-0000May 1913	5399	01936-07-01-0000July 1936
363	Llandudno	5237	01915-05-01-0000May 1915	5400	01935-11-01-0000November 1935
789	Windermere	5238	01915-05-01-0000May 1915	5401	01936-02-01-0000February 1936
984	Carnarvon	5239	01915-05-01-0000May 1915	5402	01936-06-01-0000June 1936
104	Leamington Spa	5242	01915-06-01-0000June 1915	5403	01935-11-01-0000November 1935	Named Leamington until December 1915^[4]
226	Colwyn Bay	5243	01915-06-01-0000June 1915	5404	01936-02-01-0000February 1936
1086	Conway	5244	01915-06-01-0000June 1915	5405	01936-01-01-0000January 1936
2153	Llandrindod	5240	01915-06-01-0000June 1915	5406	01937-04-01-0000April 1937	†
2233	Blackpool	5241	01915-06-01-0000June 1915	5407	01935-11-01-0000November 1935
2106	Holyhead	5245	01915-07-01-0000July 1915	5408	01937-05-01-0000May 1937	†
2370	Dovedale	5246	01915-07-01-0000July 1915	5409	01939-06-01-0000June 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

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Goodman 2002, p. 118.
↑ Goodman 2002, p. 176.
↑ Goodman 2002, p. 116.
↑ Baxter 1979, p. 275.

References

"LNWR George the Fifth Trust- Homepage"
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. 272–275. ISBN 0-903485-84-2.
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.
Yeadon, W. B.. Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives, Vol 1: Passenger Tender Engines.

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John Ramsbottom (1862–1871)	4ft Shunter Samson Newton Special Tank

Francis William Webb (1871–1903)	Alfred the Great Coal Engine Coal Tank Experiment Dreadnought Teutonic Greater Britain John Hick Dock Tank Precursor Precedent Improved Precedent Jubilee Waterloo 4ft 6in Tank 5ft 6in Tank 18in Goods (Cauliflower) 18in Tank A B 1400 Class

George Whale (1903–1909)	Experiment 19in Express Goods Precursor Precursor Tank Renown C D E F G

Charles John Bowen Cooke (1909–1920)	1185 Claughton George V Queen Mary Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Tank C1 G1 MM

H. P. M. Beames (1920–1921)	380 G2 G2A

George Hughes (1922–1923)	No new locomotive classes

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