The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) "Precursor Tank" Class was a type of 4-4-2 tank steam locomotive. Fifty were built to the design of George...
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LNWR Whale Precursor Class of 1904–1907 by George Whale, a 4-4-0 LNWR Precursor Tank Class, 4-4-2 tank engines based on the Whale precursors This disambiguation...
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the LNWR 2-4-0 "Precursor" Class of 1874 designed by Francis Webb, the last example of which was scrapped in 1895. In 1906, a 4-4-2T ("Atlantic") tank variant...
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The LNWR 1185 Class was a class of 0-8-2T steam tank locomotives designed by Charles Bowen-Cooke and introduced in 1911. They passed into LMS ownership...
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gear to the driving wheels. They were effectively a tank version of the LNWR Webb Precursor Class, which were then being withdrawn. Three locomotives...
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and North Western Railway (LNWR) Prince of Wales Tank Class was a Pacific tank engine version of the Prince of Wales Class 4-6-0 steam locomotive. Bowen-Cooke's...
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Francis Webb (engineer) (section Locomotive classes)
Personalities. LNWR 1201 0-4-0ST LNWR 17in Coal Engine 0-6-0 LNWR Webb Precursor Class 2-4-0 LNWR Precedent Class 2-4-0 LNWR Chopper Tank Class 2-4-2T LNWR 4ft 6in...
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The LNWR George the Fifth class 2013 Prince George is a full size LNWR George the Fifth Class steam locomotive under construction by the LNWR George the...
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Engines of LNWR - 'A' Class". Baxter 1979, pp. 213–214. Baxter 1979, pp. 196–197. Baxter 1979, p. 214. "Goods Engines of LNWR - Dock Tank". Baxter 1979...
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series. They had four ex-LNWR Special Tanks, Numbers 3, 6, 7 and 8. For completeness, Irish locomotives will be given here. Class WT locomotives were built...
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in an experimental BR lined black,: 143, 148, 150, 166 : 51 which used LNWR-style red, cream and grey lining (similar to that adopted for Mixed Traffic...
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class and the compounds, the Whale Experiment and Precursor classes, and the Bowen-Cooke Claughtons. In particular, Whale's 1912 superheated G1 Class...
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North Western Railway (LNWR). In 1858 he entered the LNWR's Wolverton Works under James Edward McConnell, and when in 1862 the LNWR Board decided to concentrate...
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coal stage and a 64,000 imperial gallons (290,000 L; 77,000 US gal) water tank located to the front left of the main building. The original shed remained...
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the dome In 1855, John Ramsbottom, later locomotive superintendent of the LNWR, described a new form of safety valve intended to improve reliability and...
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introduced 1876 SER 152 class 'Folkestone Tanks' 0-6-0T introduced 1877 SER 58 class 'Mansell Gunboats' 0-4-4T introduced 1878 SER 59 class 'Mansell Goods' 0-6-0...
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GWR-style Brunswick green in 1952) was used on passenger locomotives, and LNWR-style lined black for mixed-traffic locomotives, but later green was more...
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original on October 31, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2017. "BBC News – 'Thomas the tank' railway Talyllyn's engineers' award". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2015-03-17...
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