LNWR Class C1


The London and North Western Railway Class C1 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. 34 were rebuilt by Charles Bowen Cooke from Class A 3-cylinder compounds between 1909 and 1912.

History

Rebuilds of the troublesome Webb Class A compounds to Class D simple expansion engines used larger boilers, with the result that there were many spare smaller boilers available. As a result, rebuilds of the Class As from 1906 retained their smaller boilers. As a consequence, the cylinders had to be reduced to 18.5" diameter, compared with 19.5" with the Class C, and this took them into a new class - C1.

Numbering

When rebuilt from Class A, all the C1s retained their existing LNWR numbers, which were in the 18xx or 25xx series. All passed into LMS ownership on the grouping of 1923. The LMS assigned them the numbers 8968-9001, sequentially in order of rebuild date, though not all were applied before withdrawal.
LNWR no.Rebuilt from ALMS no.WithdrawnNotes
2531190989781932
2533191089791929
253419121927
2535191089861930
2542191089901930
2543191089811930
2545191089801930
2546190989691932
2550190989761932
2554191189971930
2555191189981932
1801190989771930
180619101928
180919091927
1811191189911932
1817191289991930
1826191189951930
1829191089881930
1835191290011928
1840190989751930
1841191089831930
1844191089851930
1847191089821930
184919101928
185019091927
1851191189921932
1852191189931932
185819111927
1859191189941930
1861190989721930
186219091927
1867190989731933
1869191089891928
1875190989741930

LMS numbers in parentheses were not carried prior to withdrawal.

Withdrawal

Withdrawal occurred between 1927 and 1932. None was preserved.