LNWR 18in Goods Class

what is it?

The LNWR 18-inch Goods was a class of 310 0-6-0 type steam locomotives built by the London and North Western Railway at their Crewe Works between 1880 and 1902. They were also known officially as the Express Goods 5 ft 0in, and unofficially as the Crested Goods or Cauliflower Class, due to the application of the large LNWR crest on the middle splasher in the original livery.

who runs it

LALondon and North Western RailwayLMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 310made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 146 years ago, in 1880.
• 📏14 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 75 years (1880–1955).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1880–1902

in service from

1880

retired

1955

status

retired

number built

310

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Crewe Works

designer

Francis Webb

operators

London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-0

length

14 m

nicknames

Cauliflowers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.