LNWR 4ft Shunter

LNWR 835 and 1201 classes
‘4-foot shunter’

No. 2526 in photographic grey livery
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:
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 • Whyte 0-4-0ST, 0-4-2CT
 • UIC B n2t
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 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
Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped
No. 3240, 1201 Class

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 They survived into LMS ownership in 1923 and the last one was withdrawn in 1933.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
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