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LNWR Class F
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Crewe Works· from 1906· class of 12 four-cylinder compound 2-8-0 locomotives rebuilt from classes B and E
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- 1. LNWR engine No.1273 F Class: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class F was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives in service between 1906 and 1928.
who runs it
base stats
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 120 years ago, in 1906.
- Served for 22 years (1906–1928).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1906
- in service from
- 1906
- retired
- 1928
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- 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
- 2-8-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6459401, Wikipedia: LNWR Class F (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.