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LNWR Newton Class

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LNWR Newton class
LNWR 1525 Abercrombie at Monument Lane loco depot
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJohn Ramsbottom
BuilderCrewe Works
Serial number920–929, 980–999, 1160–1179, 1280–1289, 1300–1309, 1380–1385, 1479–1488, 1682–1691
Build dateApril 1866 – August 1873
Total produced
  • 96 (LNWR)
  • 10 (L&YR)
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-4-0
 • UIC1B n2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 9 in (1.143 m)
Driver dia.6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)
Tender wheels3 ft 9 in (1.143 m)
Wheelbase:
 • Engine15 ft 8 in (4.775 m)
 • Leading7 ft 5 in (2.261 m)
 • Coupled8 ft 3 in (2.515 m)
Loco weight29 long tons (29 t)
Water cap.1,500 imp gal (6,800 L; 1,800 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area15 sq ft (1.4 m2)
Boiler:
 • Diameter4 ft 0+316 in (1.224 m)
 • Tube plates10 ft 6 in (3.200 m)
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (970 kPa)
Heating surface1,099 sq ft (102.1 m2)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort10,190 lbf (45.33 kN)
Career
OperatorsLondon and North Western Railway
ScrappedNovember 1880 - January 1894
DispositionAll scrapped

The LNWR Newton Class was a class of ninety-six 2-4-0 steam locomotives[1] built by the London and North Western Railway at their Crewe Works between 1866 and 1873.

They were officially designated Curved Link 6-ft 6-in Passenger due to the use of a curved link between the fore and back eccentric rods of their Stephenson valve gear and the use of 6-foot-6-inch (1.981 m) diameter wheel centres, which, together with 1+12-inch (38 mm) thick tyres gave a driving wheel diameter of 6 ft 9 in (2.057 m).[2][3]

They were designed by John Ramsbottom who had 76 built, all without cabs and with pierced driving wheel splashers. Ramsbottom's successor F. W. Webb, built twenty more, all with cabs. The earlier locomotives also gained cabs, and all eventually had the splashers filled in.[4]

All were 'renewed' (replaced) by a like number of LNWR Improved Precedent Class between 1887 and 1894.[5]

Fleet list

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Nameplate of LNWR No. 790 Hardwicke at National Railway Museum still displaying the original year of build of the 'renewed' Newton.
Table of locomotives[5]
LNWR
No.
Name Crewe
Works
No.
Date built Date scrapped Notes
1480 Newton 920 April 1866 November 1888
1481 The Duke of Edinburgh 921 June 1866 October 1888 Was to have been named Franklin
1482 Herschel 922 May 1866 January 1890
1483 Newcomen 923 May 1866 March 1890
1484 Telford 924 May 1866 November 1890
1485 Smeaton 925 May 1866 December 1887
1486 Dalton 926 May 1866 March 1890
1487 Faraday 927 May 1866 June 1887
1488 Murdoch 928 May 1866 November 1888
1489 Brindley 929 May 1866 April 1893
1513 Shakespeare 980 October 1866 February 1890
1514 Scott 981 October 1866 November 1890
1515 Milton 982 October 1866 May 1890
1516 Byron 983 November 1866 June 1891
1517 Princess Helena 984 November 1866 November 1888
1518 Countess 985 November 1866 May 1891
1519 Duchess 986 November 1866 June 1891
1520 Franklin 987 November 1866 May 1891
1521 Gladstone 988 November 1866 September 1889
1522 Pitt 989 November 1866 January 1888
1523 Marlborough 990 November 1866 April 1893
1524 Wolfe 991 November 1866 March 1890
1525 Abercrombie 992 November 1866 May 1891
1526 Drake 993 November 1866 January 1890
1527 Raleigh 994 November 1866 February 1888
1528 Frobisher 995 November 1866 February 1888
1529 Cook 996 November 1866 September 1889
1530 Columbus 997 November 1866 November 1888
1531 Cromwell 998 November 1866 November 1890
1532 Hampden 999 November 1866 June 1892
1666 Ariadne 1160 March 1868 June 1891
1667 Corunna 1161 March 1868 April 1893
1668 Dagmar 1162 March 1868 May 1891
1669 Ilion 1163 March 1868 March 1888
1670 Ganymede 1164 March 1868 June 1887
1671 Shamrock 1165 March 1868 June 1891
1672 Talavera 1166 March 1868 February 1890
1673 Lucknow 1167 April 1868 May 1891
1674 Delhi 1168 April 1868 November 1890
1675 Vimiera 1169 April 1868 May 1891
1676 The Nile 1170 April 1868 May 1891
1677 Badajos 1171 April 1868 January 1890
1678 Airey 1172 April 1868 April 1892
1679 Bunsen 1173 April 1868 January 1888
1680 Livingstone 1174 May 1868 June 1891
1681 Minerva 1175 May 1868 February 1888
1682 Novelty 1176 May 1868 June 1892
1683 Sisyphus 1177 May 1868 April 1891
1684 Speke 1178 May 1868 June 1891
1685 Gladiator 1179 May 1868 November 1880
1744 Magdala 1280 October 1869 April 1892
1745 John Bright 1281 October 1869 April 1892
1746 Bevere 1282 November 1869 January 1890
1747 Tennyson 1283 November 1869 May 1891 John Mayall from 1885
1748 Britannia 1284 November 1869 July 1889
1749 Hibernia 1285 November 1869 January 1888
379 Sedgwick 1286 December 1869 October 1888
380 Quernmore 1287 December 1869 June 1891
381 Patterdale 1288 December 1869 April 1893
382 Buckingham 1289 January 1870 May 1890
393 Brougham 1300 August 1870 April 1893
394 Eamont 1301 August 1870 April 1893
395 Scotia 1302 September 1870 June 1892
396 Dunrobin 1303 September 1870 April 1891 Tennyson from 1885
271 Minotaur 1304 September 1870 June 1887
275 Vulcan 1305 September 1870 January 1888
276 Pluto 1306 September 1870 November 1888
295 Penmaenmawr 1307 September 1870 April 1893
304 Hector 1308 September 1870 June 1892
308 Booth 1309 September 1870 May 1890
2001 Henry Crosfield 1380 April 1871 November 1890
2002 Madge 1381 April 1871 June 1891
2003 Alecto 1382 April 1871 June 1891
2004 Witch 1383 April 1871 May 1891
2005 Lynx 1384 April 1871 January 1894
2006 Princess 1385 April 1871 November 1890
1211 John Ramsbottom 1479 March 1872 November 1888
1212 Pioneer 1480 March 1872 November 1888
1213 The Queen 1481 April 1872 January 1892
1214 Prince Albert 1482 April 1872 November 1890
1215 Albion 1483 April 1872 April 1893
1216 Premier 1484 April 1872 November 1888
1217 Florence 1485 April 1872 April 1891
1218 Phaeton 1486 April 1872 November 1890
1219 Lightning 1487 April 1872 January 1888
1220 Belted Will 1488 April 1872 June 1887
1141 S. R. Graves 1682 1873 November 1888
941 Blenkinsop 1683 August 1873 October 1888
942 Shah of Persia 1684 August 1873 April 1893
974 Richard Cobden 1685 August 1873 January 1890
696 Director 1686 August 1873 November 1888
787 Clarendon 1687 August 1873 April 1893
790 Hardwicke 1688 August 1873 January 1892
1020 Wordsworth 1689 August 1873 May 1891
1132 North Western 1690 August 1873 June 1887
403 Isabella 1691 August 1873 January 1892

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

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In 1873 ten locomotives of the type were built at Crewe for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) and utilised on passenger expresses between Blackpool, Manchester and Yorkshire. They were given the numbers 456–462 and 731–733. Most were fitted with replacement boilers about and other standard L&YR parts 1888. They were then used on Liverpool−Manchester expresses on the new L&YR route. The more powerful Barton Wright 4-4-0s took over on the more demanding sections to Yorkshire though the Ramsbottom engines were considered faster on light loads. Most were withdrawn in the period 1895 to 1897 but Nos. 461, 462 and 731 lasted to 1904, 1912 and 1926 respectively. No. 731 had been used as the Chief Mechanical Engineer's (CME) locomotive since 1886, based at Horwich and attached to a combined bogied tender-saloon vehicle. It passed back to the LNWR when the L&YR amalgamation of 1922 and into the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 at the grouping. It was scrapped when the LMS CME department moved to Derby.[6][7]

Preservation

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Even though no locomotive from the Newton class was saved for posterity. The Improved Precedent No. 790 Hardwicke (built 1892, LMS No. 5031, withdrawn 1932) currently sitting at National Railway Museum Shildon[8] still display nameplates indicating 1873 as the year of build.

References

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  1. ^ "Locomotive Classes of the LNWR". www.lnwrs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ Baxter 1978, p. 118.
  3. ^ Baxter 1978, p. 120.
  4. ^ Baxter 1978, pp. 120, 122.
  5. ^ a b Baxter 1978, pp. 120–122.
  6. ^ Marshall 1972, pp. 80, 93, 230.
  7. ^ "Locomotive with a coupe, 1923". Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "790 Hardwicke 2-4-0 L&NWR Precedent Class". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1978). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2A: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903485-51-6.
  • Marshall, John (1972). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 3. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5320-9.