LNWR Special Tank

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.

LNWR Special Tank
Crewe Works shunter No. 3323 still carrying its LNWR number in May 1948
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJohn Ramsbottom
BuilderCrewe Works
Serial number1310–1319, 1330–1339, 1434–1463, 1562–1581, 1702–1721, 1822–1841, 1942–1961, 2024–2033, 2094–2113, 2154–2213, 2289–2308, 2339-2358
Build date1870–1880
Total produced278
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0ST
 • UICC n2t
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 3 in (1.295 m) + 2 1⁄2 inches (64 mm) tyres
Wheelbase15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Loco weight34 long tons (35 t)
Fuel capacity1.5 long tons (1.5 t)
Water cap600 imperial gallons (2,700 l; 720 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		15 sq ft (1.4 m2)
Boiler pressure150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)
Heating surface1,068.8 sq ft (99.29 m2)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Career
Operators
LocaleLondon Midland Region
Withdrawn1918–1958
DispositionAll scrapped

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. 158–177. ISBN 0-903485-51-6.
    • Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
    • Longworth, Hugh. British Railway (sic) Steam Locomotives 1948-1968.
    • "Goods Engines of LNWR: Special Tank". London and North Western Railway Society. 6 September 2003.
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