LNWR 4ft Shunter

LNWR 835 and 1201 classes
‘4-foot shunter’

Number 1439 as preserved

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	John Ramsbottom
Builder	Crewe Works
Build date	1863–70 (36), 1872 (10), 1892 (10)
Total produced	56

Specifications
Configuration	0-4-0ST, 0-4-2CT
UIC class	B n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter	4 ft 0 in (1.219 m)
Wheelbase	8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
Loco weight	24.70 long tons (25.10 t)
Water cap	4,200 imp gal (19,000 l; 5,000 US gal)
Boiler pressure	120 lbf/in² (830 kPa)
Heating surface	415 sq ft (38.6 m²)
Cylinder size	14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm)

Performance figures
Tractive effort	8,075 lbf (35.92 kN)

Career
Operators	London and North Western Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) 4ft Shunter was a class of 0-4-0ST steam locomotives. Introduced in 1863 by Ramsbottom, 26 were built in 1863–1865, 10 in 1870, 10 in 1872, and 10 in 1892. The last three of the latter batch were soon rebuilt as 0-4-2ST crane tanks. They survived into LMS ownership in 1923 and the last one was withdrawn in 1933.

References

Baxter, Bertram (1978). Baxter, David, ed. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2A: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-903485-51-6.
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. 203–204. 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. p. 80. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/GoodsLocos/Loco06.php

London and North Western Railway locomotives

John Ramsbottom (North Eastern Division 1846–1857)

Francis Trevithick (Northern Division 1846–1857)	SFB passenger 187 Velocipede 173 Cornwall 290 Rocket LFB passenger 7ft Single (Raven) 176 Courier SFB goods LFB goods SFB goods tank LFB goods tank

John Ramsbottom (Northern Division 1857–1862)	3020 Cornwall (renewed) 271 DX Problem / Lady of the Lake

Edward Bury (Southern Division 1846–1847)	Bury Bar Frame locomotive

James McConnell (Southern Division 1847–1862)	Bloomer McConnell Goods Wolverton Express Goods

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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