LNWR Special Tank

LNWR Special Tank
Crewe Works shunter No. 3323 still carrying its LNWR number in May 1948
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer John Ramsbottom Builder Crewe Works 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 Build date 1870–1880 Total produced 278
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0ST  • UIC C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 3 in (1.295 m) + 2+1⁄2 inches (64 mm) tyres Wheelbase 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) Loco weight 34 long tons (35 t) Fuel capacity 1.5 long tons (1.5 t) Water cap. 600 imperial gallons (2,700 L; 720 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 15 sq ft (1.4 m2) Boiler pressure 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa) Heating surface 1,068.8 sq ft (99.29 m2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Career Operators London and North Western Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways Locale London Midland Region Withdrawn 1918–1958 Disposition All scrapped

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Special Tank was a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotives. 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. 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; and No. 3323 (né 2322 May 1878), a shunter at Crewe Works.

References

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