#1200

LNWR Class C

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Crewe Works· from 1904· class of 15 two-clinder simple 0-8-0 goods locomotives rebuilt from Class A

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. LNWR goods train leaving Crewe (Howden, Boys' Book of Locomotives, 1907): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain

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what is it?

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class C was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. They were two-cylinder simple expansion rebuilds of the three-cylinder compound Class A designed by F.W. Webb. Fifteen Class As were converted to Class C between 1904 and 1906 by George Whale.

who runs it

London and North Western Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway

fun facts

First built 122 years ago, in 1904.
Served for 28 years (1904–1932).

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

spec sheet

built: 1904
in service from: 1904
retired: 1932
status: retired
number built: —
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Crewe Works
designer: George Whale
operators: London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-8-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6459397, Wikipedia: LNWR Class C (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.