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The [[London and North Western Railway]] (LNWR) '''Special Tank''' was a class of {{whyte|0-6-0|ST}} steam locomotive |
The [[London and North Western Railway]] (LNWR) '''Special Tank''' was a class of {{whyte|0-6-0|ST}} steam locomotive<ref>{{Cite web |title=London & Northwestern Railway Preservation Society |url=http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/GoodsLocos/Loco04.php |access-date=9 September 2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Casserley |first=H. C. |title=Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. |last2=Johnston |first2=Stuart W. |date=1974 |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] |isbn=0-7110-0554-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Baxter |first=Bertram |title=British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2A: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. |last2=Baxter |first2=David |publisher=Moorland Publishing Company |isbn=0-903485-51-6}}</ref>. They were a [[saddle tank (locomotive)|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<ref>{{Cite book |last=Longworth |first=Hugh |title=British Railway (sic) Steam Locomotives 1948-1968 |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] |isbn=978-0860936602 |edition=2nd |publication-date=7 November 2013}}</ref>. These five were in departmental stock: |
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* Four – numbered 3 (né 317), 6, 7 (2329) and 8 ''Earlstown'' (2359) – as Carriage Department shunters at [[Wolverton railway works|Wolverton Works]] |
* Four – numbered 3 (né 317), 6, 7 (2329) and 8 ''Earlstown'' (2359) – as Carriage Department shunters at [[Wolverton railway works|Wolverton Works]] |
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The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Special Tank was a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive[1][2][3]. 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[4]. These five were in departmental stock:
- Four – numbered 3 (né 317), 6, 7 (2329) and 8 Earlstown (2359) – as Carriage Department shunters at Wolverton Works
- No. 3323 (né 2322 May 1878), a shunter at Crewe Works.
No members of the class remain under preservation, as all were scrapped.
References
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- ^ "London & Northwestern Railway Preservation Society". Retrieved 9 September 2003.
- ^ Casserley, H. C.; Johnston, Stuart W. (1974). Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
- ^ Baxter, Bertram; Baxter, David. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2A: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903485-51-6.
- ^ Longworth, Hugh (7 November 2013). British Railway (sic) Steam Locomotives 1948-1968 (2nd ed.). Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0860936602.