4-4-2T Precursor Tank LNWR Profile and Models

4-4-2T Precursor Tank LNWR

528. Official works photo. January 1906. ©Public Domain

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Precursor Tank Class was a class of 4-4-2 tank steam locomotives. Fifty were built to the design of George Whale between 1906 and 1909, being a tank engine version of his Precursor Class. The first thirty had 3 ft 9 in (1.143 m) carrying wheels, the latter twenty had 3 ft 3 in (0.991 m) carrying wheels. The LNWR reused numbers from withdrawn locomotives, so the numbering system was completely haphazard. All fifty passed into LMS ownership in 1923. The LMS gave them the power classification 2P. The LMS also renumbered them into solid block of numbers: 6780–6809 for the 3 ft 9 in engines and 6810–6829 for the 3 ft 3 in engines, in the order given above. They were withdrawn between 1927 and 1940. None were preserved.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

London & North Western Railway

Build Date

1906 to 1909

Total Built

50

Tractive Effort

15,216 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-4-2T

Operated By

London & North Western Railway
London, Midland & Scottish Railway

Main Duties

Passenger

In Service Until

1940

Surviving Examples

0

 

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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) GEM PTG LNWR 4-4-2T Precursor tank kit (Body Only) Requires assembly Not set PTG
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