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LNWR Whale Experiment Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Crewe Works· from 1905· G. Whale’s class of 105 4-6-0 steam locomotives, built 1905–1910
what is it?
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Experiment Class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed by George Whale.
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 121 years ago, in 1905.
- Served for 30 years (1905–1935).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1905–1910
- in service from
- 1905
- retired
- 1935
- status
- retired
- number built
- 105
- 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
- 4-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16991952, Wikipedia: LNWR Whale Experiment Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.