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LNWR Class A
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by London and North Western Railway· from 1893· class of 111 three-cylinder compound 0-8-0 goods locomotives
what is it?
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. From 1893 to 1900, Crewe Works built 111 of these engines, which had a three-cylinder compound arrangement, and were designed by Francis Webb. According to the LNWR Society, 110 were built between 1894 and 1900.
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 133 years ago, in 1893.
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 19 years (1893–1912).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1893–1900
- in service from
- 1893
- retired
- 1912
- status
- retired
- number built
- 111
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- London and North Western Railway, Crewe Works
- designer
- F.W. Webb
- operators
- London and North Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-8-0
- weight
- 50.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6459395, Wikipedia: LNWR Class A (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.