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LNWR Special Tank

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Crewe Works· from 1870· class of 260 0-6-0ST locomotives

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. LMS Special Tank Nr. 7334 'Liverpool' (Real Photo Post Card): William Henry Whitworth (1891-1957)· Public domain
2. LMS Special Tank Nr. 7334 'Liverpool': Unknown photographer· Public domain

what is it?

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Special Tank was a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive. They were a saddle tank version of the LNWR DX Goods Class. A total of 278 locomotives were built from 1870 onwards, of which five survived to be inherited by British Railways in 1948.

who runs it

London and North Western Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail

base stats

built 260made 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 156 years ago, in 1870.
Served for 88 years (1870–1958).

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

spec sheet

built: 1870–1880
in service from: 1870
retired: 1958
status: retired
number built: 260
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Crewe Works
designer: John Ramsbottom
operators: London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6459427, Wikipedia: LNWR Special Tank (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.