LNWR Waterloo Class

  • Coupled: 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)
  • Loco: 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
Loco weight36.05 long tons (36.63 t)Fuel typeCoalBoiler pressure150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa)Heating surface1,102 sq ft (102.4 m2)CylindersTwoCylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)Valve gearAllan
Performance figures
Tractive effort12,283 lbf (54.6 kN)
Career
Operators
ClassWaterloo or Whitworth
Power classLMS: 1P
Number in class1 January 1923: 30
Withdrawn1907–1936
DispositionAll scrapped.

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Waterloo Class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotives that was also known as the Whitworth Class.

History

The locomotives were introduced by F. W. Webb in 1889, as replacements for the Samson class and 90 examples were built up to 1896.

The LNWR reused numbers and names from withdrawn locomotives with the result that the numbering system was completely haphazard.

Thirty locomotives passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the 1923 grouping. They were given the power classification 1P, and renumbered 5080–5109. In addition, four other members of the class survived in departmental service.

Withdrawals had started in 1907, and the last was withdrawn in 1936. None were preserved.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 22 December 1894, a gust of wind blew a wagon into a rake of wagons at Chelford, Cheshire. They were derailed and fouled the main line. Locomotive No. 418 Zygia was one of two hauling an express passenger train that collided with the wagons and was derailed. Fourteen people were killed and 48 were injured.
  • On 15 August 1895, locomotive No. 2159 Shark was one of two locomotives hauling an express passenger train that derailed at Preston, Lancashire due to excessive speed on a curve. One person was killed.[1]

List of locomotives

List of LNWR Waterloo class locomotives
LNWR
No.		 LNWR Name Crewe
Works
No.		 Date built LMS
No.		 Date scrapped Notes
748 Waterloo 3112 November 1889 5080 May 1924
1045 Whitworth 3113 September 1889 5081 February 1926 [a]
731 Croxteth 3114 November 1899 — January 1923
830 Trent 3115 January 1890 — 1907
733 Chimera 3116 January 1890 5082 September 1926 [a]
814 Henrietta 3117 January 1890 5083 July 1928
738 Terrier 3118 1890 — 1908
419 Zillah 3119 1890 — 1907
635 Zamiel 3120 1890 — 1908
758 Hardman 3121 January 1890 — August 1922
632 Ostrich 3122 June 1890 — March 1911
231 Firefly 3123 June 1890 — August 1922
828 Tubal 3124 July 1890 — 1906
642 Bee 3125 August 1890 5084 January 1932
901 Hero 3126 October 1890 5085 December 1928
35 Talisman 3127 October 1890 — November 1909
36 Thalaba 3128 October 1890 — July 1922
444 Typhoon 3129 October 1890 — 1909
468 Wildfire 3130 November 1890 5086 [a]Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1923 as Engineer Northampton; withdrawn December 1927.
604 Narcissus 3131 November 1890 5087 September 1930
736 Memnon 3132 January 1892 — February 1915
735 Charon 3133 January 1892 5088 December 1928
757 Banshee 3134 January 1892 — 1908
633 Samson 3135 January 1892 — January 1913
821 Diomed 3136 January 1892 — 1908
81 Greystoke 3137 January 1892 — 1908
829 Turk 3138 January 1892 — 1909
934 North Star 3139 March 1892 5089 January 1928 [a]
752 Glowworm 3140 March 1892 — February 1913
479 Mastodon 3141 March 1892 — December 1913
634 Ellesmere 3354 March 1893 5091 July 1928
485 Euxine 3355 March 1893 — To duplicate list as 3760 in 1921, to Civil Engineer's Dept as Engineer South Wales; withdrawn January 1932.
724 Eden 3356 March 1893 — 1908
763 Violet 3357 March 1893 5092 April 1930
764 Shap 3358 March 1893 5093 February 1926 [a]
819 Puck 3359 March 1893 — October 1911
742 Spitfire 3360 March 1893 — Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1921 as Engineer Liverpool; withdrawn October 1932.
285 Phalaris 3361 March 1893 — 1906
418 Zygia 3362 March 1893 — 1908
124 Marquis Douro 3363 March 1893 5090 September 1928
628 Tartarus 3365 April 1893 5095 March 1932
445 Ixion 3366 April 1893 — January 1911
817 Constance 3367 April 1893 5096 June 1927 [a]
609 The Earl of Chester 3368 April 1893 5094 February 1928 [a] Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1923 as Engineer Walsall
739 Sutherland 3369 April 1893 — January 1923 Renamed Ostrich in 1913
636 Eclipse 3370 April 1893 — 1908
935 Planet 3371 April 1893 — 1909
902 Onyx 3372 April 1893 — 1907
832 Sanspareil 3373 April 1893 — 1907
446 Siren 3374 April 1893 — June 1915
434 St. Patrick 3375 April 1893 — June 1912
805 Caliban 3376 April 1893 — 1909
824 Adelaide 3377 June 1893 5097 April 1929
1162 Saddleback 3378 June 1893 — May 1912
2150 Atlas 3379 June 1893 — 1908
2153 Isis 3380 June 1893 — November 1914
795 Falstaff 3381 June 1893 — March 1914
469 St. George 3382 June 1893 — 1907
486 Skiddaw 3383 June 1893 5098 December 1926 [a]
792 Theorem 3384 June 1893 5099 [a] Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1923 as Engineer (spare engine); withdrawn July 1932.
737 Roberts 3441 May 1894 5100 [a] Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1924 as Engineer Lancaster; withdrawn 1935
404 Zophyrus 3442 March 1894 — April 1913
2154 Loadstone 3443 March 1894 — February 1913
2159 Shark 3444 1894 — 1907
793 Martin 3445 May 1894 5101 [a] Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1923 as Engineer Watford; withdrawn April 1936
2152 Sybil 3446 1894 — February 1914
90 Luck of Edenhall 3447 1894 — September 1915
401 Zeno 3448 1894 — June 1915
1168 Cuckoo 3449 June 1894 5102 July 1931
746 Castor 3450 June 1894 — 1908
263 Pheasant 3451 1895 — 1907
794 Woodlark 3452 January 1895 5104 January 1931
2158 Sister Dora 3453 January 1895 5105 September 1927 [a] Originally named Serpent
732 Hecla 3454 January 1895 5103 September 1927 [a]
2155 Liver 3455 1895 — November 1910
2156 Sphinx 3456 February 1895 — To duplicate list as 3488 in 1914, transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1914 as Engineer Manchester; withdrawn October 1927.
852 Kestrel 3457 1895 — 1908
1163 John O’Gaunt 3458 1895 — January 1912
1164 Odin 3459 1895 — 1909
995 Medea 3460 1895 — 1908
209 Petrel 3461 August 1895 — To duplicate list as 3496 in 1914, transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1914 as Engineer Crewe, to Engineer South Wales in 1932; withdrawn August 1933
487 John O’Groat 3462 August 1895 — 1919
773 Centaur 3463 July 1895 5106 December 1924 [a]
424 Sirius 3464 July 1895 5107 September 1927 [a]
2151 Baltic 3465 December 1895 — October 1910
885 Vampire 3466 January 1896 — March 1916
1166 Wyre 3467 January 1896 5108 December 1927
414 Prospero 3468 1896 — December 1906
2157 Unicorn 3469 November 1896 5109 July 1925 [a]
631 Hotspur 3470 1896 — December 1912
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p LMS number not applied

References

  1. ^ Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 7. ISBN 0-906899-03-6.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1979). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2B: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. pp. 191–193. ISBN 0-903485-84-2.
  • Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
  • Yeadon, Willie. Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives, Volume 1: Passenger Tender Engines.
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