The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G1 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. Superheated version of the LNWR Class G.
Engines were either built from new or rebuilt from previous classes:
Numbering is somewhat complicated. The LNWR used a numbering system based on the lowest available number, with the result the the numbers were scattered through the stock book. The LMS renumbered the engines into a more logical series, however they also then continued to rebuild engines, which retained their numbers originally assigned by the LMS.
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| Source | Dates (re)built | Total (re)built | (Re)built by LNWR | LNWR No(s) | Rebuilt by LMS | LMS No(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype Class G | 1912 | 1 | 1 | 2653 | 0 | 9154 | |
| New construction | 1912-1918 | 170 | 170 | ... | 0 | 9155-9334 | |
| Class B | 1917-1927 | 91 | 46 | ? | 45 | ? | |
| Class E | 1917-1924 | 18 | 12 | ... | 6 | ... | |
| Class F | 1921-1924 | 10 | 6 | 1036, 1038, 2570, 2114, 2573, 1369 | 4 | initially: 9349/65/7/72/3/86. | |
| Class D | 1925-1934 | 63 | 0 | n/a | 63 | 9002-64 | |
| Class C | 1925-1927 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 5 | 8953/4/62/4/6 | |
| Class G | ? | 91 | 0 | n/a | 91 | 9077-9144 | |
| Total: | 1912-1934 | 449 | 235 | see above | 214 | see above |
Some were rebuilt back from Class G2a to Class G1 as they passed through heavy overhaul and received lower pressure boilers.
Confused yet?
Further reading edit
- Bob Essery & David Jenkinson An Illustrated Review of LMS Locomotives Vol. 2 Absorbed Pre-Group Classes Western and Central Divisions
- Edward Talbot, The London & North Western Railway Eight-Coupled Goods Engines
- Willie Yeadon, Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives Vol 2 Goods Tender Engines