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LNWR Samson Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Crewe Works· from 1863· class of British 2-4-0 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. LNWR engine No.2154 'Loadstone': Richard H. Bleasdale· Public domain
what is it?
The LNWR Samson Class was a class of ninety 2-4-0 steam locomotives built by the London and North Western Railway at their Crewe Works between 1863 and 1879. They were officially designated "Curved Link 6-ft Passenger" due to the use of Stephenson valve gear which included a curved expansion link between the fore and back eccentric rods (earlier LNWR designs had used the Allan valve gear which had a straight expansion link) and the use of 6-foot (1.829 m) diameter wheel centres, which, together with 1+1⁄2-inch (38 mm) thick tyres gave a driving wheel diameter of 6 feet 3 inches (1.905 m).
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 163 years ago, in 1863.
- Served for 42 years (1863–1905).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1863–1879
- in service from
- 1863
- retired
- 1905
- status
- retired
- number built
- 90
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Crewe Works
- designer
- John Ramsbottom
- operators
- London and North Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q63348591, Wikipedia: LNWR Samson Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.