LNWR 4ft 6in Tank Class

what is it?

The LNWR 4ft 6in Tank was a class of 220 passenger 2-4-2T locomotives manufactured by the London and North Western Railway in their Crewe Works between 1879 and 1898. The "4ft 6in" in the title referred to the diameter of the driving wheels – although the stated dimension was for the wheel centres – the nominal diameter including the tyres was 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm). The design was an extension of the earlier 2234 2-4-0T built from 1876 which became known as "Chopper Tanks".

who runs it

Great Western RailwayCRCardiff RailwayLALondon and North Western RailwayWDWar DepartmentDADublin and South Eastern RailwayGSGreat Southern RailwaysWRWirral RailwayLMLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway

base stats

• built 220made 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 147 years ago, in 1879.
• ⌛Served for 57 years (1879–1936).

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

spec sheet

built

1879–1898

in service from

1879

retired

1936

status

retired

number built

220

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Crewe Works

designer

F. W. Webb

operators

Great Western Railway, Cardiff Railway, London and North Western Railway, War Department, Dublin and South Eastern Railway, Great Southern Railways, Wirral Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-4-2

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