LNWR Precedent Class

LNER Precedent class

LNWR 955 Charles Dickens, date and location unknown

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	F. W. Webb
Builder	Crewe Works
Serial number	1902–1921, 2034–2053, 2119–2128, 2400–2409, 2501–2510
Build date	1874–1882
Total produced	70

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	2-4-0
• UIC	1B n2
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Wheelbase	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)+ 8 ft 3 in (2.515 m)
Loco weight	33 long tons (34 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler:
• Diameter	4 ft 2 in (1.270 m)
• Tube plates	9 ft 10 in (2.997 m)
Heating surface	1,083 sq ft (100.6 m²)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Allan

Career
Operators	London and North Western Railway
Disposition	62 renewed (1893–1901) 8 rebuilt (1890s) All susequently scrapped

The London and North Western Railway Precedent Class was a class of seventy 2-4-0 locomotives originally designed for express passenger work.

History

They were designed by F. W. Webb and built by the LNWR's Crewe Works between 1874 and 1882. The numbering was haphazard – while the first twenty carried "new" numbers in a solid block, the remaining fifty carried numbers formerly carried by withdrawn locomotives. All seventy carried names from new, and many of these had been used on withdrawn locomotives.

Sixty-two of the locomotives were "renewed" (replaced with new locomotives carrying the same number and name) as Improved Precedent class locomotives between 1893 and 1901.

The remaining eight were rebuilt as Improved Precedents in the 1890s; they retained their ⁷⁄₈ inch (22.2 mm) thick frames – the renewals had 1-inch (25.4 mm) frames.

Two of the unrenewed locomotives were scrapped in 1907, two in the 1910s, with four passing to the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. They were allocated numbers 5000–5003 and were withdrawn between 1929 and 1934; the last, 5001 Snowdon had 20000 added to its number six months before withdrawal in order to release its old number for an LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0.

Accidents and incidents

On 7 December 1925, locomotive 1170 General ran through a set of level grossing gates and stuck a bus at Fenny Stratford; nine bus passengers died.^[1]

Fleet list

List of Locomotives^[2]
LNWR No.	Name	Crewe Works No.	Date built	Date renewed	Date scrapped	Notes
2175	Precedent	1902	000000001874-12-01-0000Dec 1874	000000001894-11-01-0000Nov 1894	—
2176	Robert Benson	1903	000000001875-02-01-0000Feb 1875	000000001896-02-01-0000Feb 1896	—
2177	Edward Tootal	1904	000000001875-03-01-0000Mar 1875	000000001895-08-01-0000Aug 1895	—
2178	Pluck	1905	000000001875-03-01-0000Mar 1875	000000001894-01-01-0000Jan 1894	—
2179	Patience	1906	000000001875-03-01-0000Mar 1875	000000001897-05-01-0000May 1897	—
2180	Perseverance	1907	000000001875-03-01-0000Mar 1875	000000001897-03-01-0000Mar 1897	—
2181	Buffalo	1908	000000001875-03-01-0000Mar 1875	—	000000001907-07-01-0000July 1907	Rebuilt 1887, 1893 and 1902
2182	Giraffe	1909	000000001875-03-01-0000Mar 1875	000000001895-02-01-0000Feb 1895	—
2183	Antelope	1910	000000001875-03-01-0000Mar 1875	000000001895-05-01-0000May 1895	—
2184	Reynard	1911	000000001875-03-01-0000Mar 1875	000000001897-05-01-0000May 1897	—
2185	Alma	1912	000000001875-04-01-0000Apr 1875	000000001896-01-01-0000Jan 1896	—
2186	Lowther	1913	000000001875-04-01-0000Apr 1875	000000001896-01-01-0000Jan 1896	—
2187	Penrith Beacon	1914	000000001875-04-01-0000Apr 1875	000000001896-12-01-0000Dec 1896	—
2188	Chillington	1915	000000001875-04-01-0000Apr 1875	000000001895-02-01-0000Feb 1895	—
2188	Avon	1916	000000001875-04-01-0000Apr 1875	000000001897-07-01-0000July 1897	—
2190	Beatrice	1917	000000001875-04-01-0000Apr 1875	—	000000001932-07-01-0000Jul 1932	Renamed Lady Beatrice, then Princess Beatrice; rebuilt Nov 1895, to LMS 5000
2191	Snowdon	1918	000000001875-04-01-0000Apr 1875	—	000000001934-10-01-0000Oct 1934	Rebuilt Nov 1892; to LMS 5001; renumbered 25001
2192	Caradoc	1919	000000001875-04-01-0000Apr 1875	000000001894-01-01-0000Jan 1894	—
2193	Salopian	1920	000000001875-05-01-0000May 1875	000000001896-01-01-0000Jan 1896	—
2194	Cambrian	1921	000000001875-05-01-0000May 1875	000000001896-10-01-0000Oct 1896	—
890	Sir Hardman Earle	2034	000000001877-04-01-0000Apr 1877	000000001895-02-01-0000Feb 1895	—
1177	Princess Louise	2035	000000001877-04-01-0000Apr 1877	000000001896-03-01-0000Mar 1896	—
857	Prince Leopold	2036	000000001877-04-01-0000Apr 1877	000000001897-07-01-0000Jul 1897	—
858	Sir Salar Jung	2037	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001897-05-01-0000May 1897	—
861	Amazon	2038	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001901-09-01-0000Sep 1901	—
860	Merrie Carlisle	2039	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001894-11-01-0000Nov 1894	—
862	Balmoral	2040	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001897-07-01-0000Jul 1897	—
863	Meteor	2041	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	—	000000001907-10-01-0000Oct 1907	Rebuilt 1890s
864	Pilot	2042	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001896-03-01-0000Mar 1896	—
865	Envoy	2043	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001894-07-01-0000Jul 1894	—
866	Courier	2044	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001896-01-01-0000Jan 1896	—
1189	Stewart	2045	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001897-06-01-0000Jun 1897	—
883	Phantom	2046	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001894-08-01-0000Aug 1894	—
1105	Hercules	2047	000000001877-05-01-0000May 1877	000000001897-12-01-0000Dec 1897	—
867	Disraeli	2048	000000001877-06-01-0000Jun 1877	000000001894-07-01-0000Jul 1894	—
868	Condor	2049	000000001877-06-01-0000Jun 1877	000000001896-10-01-0000Oct 1896	—
869	Llewellyn	2050	000000001877-06-01-0000Jun 1877	000000001896-11-01-0000Nov 1896	—
870	Fairbairn	2051	000000001877-06-01-0000Jun 1877	000000001898-03-01-0000Mar 1898	—
871	Proserpine	2052	000000001877-06-01-0000Jun 1877	000000001894-05-01-0000May 1894	—
872	Wizard	2053	000000001877-06-01-0000Jun 1877	000000001895-08-01-0000Aug 1895	—
1173	The Auditor	2219	000000001878-08-01-0000Aug 1878	000000001894-01-01-0000Jan 1894	—
1193	Joshua Radcliffe	2220	000000001878-08-01-0000Aug 1878	000000001896-08-01-0000Aug 1896	—
1194	Miranda	2221	000000001878-09-01-0000Sep 1878	000000001896-12-01-0000Dec 1896	—
749	Mercury	2222	000000001878-09-01-0000Sep 1878	000000001895-05-01-0000May 1895	—
517	Marathon	2223	000000001878-09-01-0000Sep 1878	000000001896-01-01-0000Jan 1896	—
1170	General	2224	000000001878-09-01-0000Sep 1878	—	000000001931-01-01-00001931	Rebuilt 1890s; to LMS 5002
919	Nasmyth	2225	000000001878-09-01-0000Sep 1878	000000001893-12-01-0000Dec 1893	—
193	Rocket	2226	000000001878-09-01-0000Sep 1878	000000001897-03-01-0000Mar 1897	—
1183	Plynlimmon	2227	000000001878-09-01-0000Sep 1878	000000001896-08-01-0000Aug 1896	—
1187	Chandos	2228	000000001878-09-01-0000Sep 1878	000000001896-07-01-0000Jul 1896	—
619	Mabel	2400	000000001880-10-01-0000Oct 1880	000000001896-02-01-0000Feb 1896	—	Exhibited at the Stephenson Centenary, 1881
789	Breadalbane	2401	000000001880-10-01-0000Oct 1880	000000001894-07-01-0000Jul 1894	—
477	Caractacus	2402	000000001880-11-01-0000Nov 1880	000000001896-01-01-0000Jan 1896	—
478	Commodore	2403	000000001880-11-01-0000Nov 1880	000000001896-08-01-0000Aug 1896	—
480	Duchess of Lancaster	2404	000000001880-11-01-0000Nov 1880	000000001897-02-01-0000Feb 1897	—
482	Pegasus	2405	000000001880-11-01-0000Nov 1880	000000001894-01-01-0000Jan 1894	—
506	Sir Alexander Cockburn	2406	000000001880-11-01-0000Nov 1880	000000001896-07-01-0000Jul 1896	—
512	Lazonby	2407	000000001880-11-01-0000Nov 1880	—	000000001929-08-01-0000Aug 1929	Rebuilt 1890s; to LMS 5003
514	Lawrence	2408	000000001880-11-01-0000Nov 1880	000000001895-10-01-0000Oct 1895	—
945	Humphrey Davy	2409	000000001880-11-01-0000Nov 1880	000000001895-05-01-0000May 1895	—
253	President Garfield	2501	000000001882-01-01-0000Jan 1882	000000001895-02-01-0000Feb 1895	—
254	President Lincoln	2502	000000001882-01-01-0000Jan 1882	000000001895-02-01-0000Feb 1895	—
256	President Washington	2503	000000001882-01-01-0000Jan 1882	000000001894-08-01-0000Aug 1894	—
257	Duke of Albany	2504	000000001882-01-01-0000Jan 1882	—	000000001915-04-01-0000Apr 1915	Rebuilt 1890s
260	Duke of Connaught	2505	000000001882-01-01-0000Jan 1882	000000001895-10-01-0000Oct 1895	—
262	Wheatstone	2506	000000001882-01-01-0000Jan 1882	000000001897-01-01-0000Jan 1897	—
264	Buckland	2507	000000001882-01-01-0000Jan 1882	000000001896-01-01-0000Jan 1896	—
265	Thomas Carlisle	2508	000000001882-01-01-0000Jan 1882	000000001894-07-01-0000Jul 1894	—
364	Henry Pease	2509	000000001882-02-01-0000Feb 1882	000000001894-08-01-0000Aug 1894	—
955	Charles Dickens	2510	000000001882-02-01-0000Feb 1882	—	000000001912-10-01-0000Oct 1912	Rebuilt 1890s

References

↑ "Accident at Fenny Stratford on 7th December 1925". Railways Archive. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
↑ Baxter 1979, pp. 186–187.

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. ISBN 0-903485-51-6.

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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