2-4-2T Class 5' 6" LNWR Profile and Models

2-4-2T Class 5' 6" LNWR

Unknown loco & location. Circa 1914 to 1918. ©Public Domain

The LNWR 5ft 6in Tank was a class of 160 passenger 2-4-2T locomotives manufactured by the London and North Western Railway in their Crewe Works between 1890 and 1897. The "5ft 6in" in the title referred to the diameter of the driving wheels. They were effectively a tank version of the LNWR Webb Precursor Class, which were then being withdrawn. Three locomotives were withdrawn before the 1923 Grouping; the remaining 157 locomotive passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Forty-two locomotives were fitted up between 1929 and 1932 by the LMS for push-pull train service. Two were sold to the War Department in 1930 and 1931; they served on the Longmoor Military Railway where they were became LMR 22 Earl Haig and LMR 23 Earl Roberts. Forty-three survived to British Railways service in 1948; their numbers were increased by 40000. The last of the class was withdrawn in September 1955 and none were preserved.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Crewe Works

Build Date

1890 to 1897

Total Built

160

Tractive Effort

Unknown

Wheel Configuration

2-4-2T

Operated By

London & North Western Railway
London, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Railways
Longmoor Military Railway

Main Duties

Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

1955

Surviving Examples

0

 

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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Models and Leisure Castings Ltd PK12 LNWR 5ft 6in 2-4-2T Steam engine kit Requires assembly Not set PK12
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