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LNWR Jubilee Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Crewe Works· from 1897· class of 40 four-cylinder compound 4-4-0 passenger locomotives

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1. LNWR engine No.1501, Jubilee: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain

what is it?

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Jubilee Class was a class of 4-4-0 4-cylinder compound locomotives by F.W. Webb. A total of forty were built from 1897–1900. Slightly unusually for the LNWR, the class received a number series, this being 1901–1940.

who runs it

London and North Western Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway

base stats

built 40made 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 129 years ago, in 1897.
Served for 27 years (1897–1924).

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

spec sheet

built: 1897–1900
in service from: 1897
retired: 1924
status: retired
number built: 40
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Crewe Works
designer: Francis Webb
operators: London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 4-4-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16995497, Wikipedia: LNWR Jubilee Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.