LNWR 18in Tank Class information

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
• UIC	C1 n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 9 in (1,143 mm)
Wheelbase	22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) +; 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) +; 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Loco weight	52 long tons (53 t)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Joy

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	F. W. Webb
Serial number	3716–3725, 3878–3887, 3946–3955, 3966–3975, 4055–4064, 4135–4144, 4205–4214, 4225–4234
Build date	May 1898 – July 1902
Total produced	80

LNWR 18-inch Tank
LNWR 18-inch Tank
	1597, probably as built in photographic grey livery.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	F. W. Webb
Serial number	3716–3725, 3878–3887, 3946–3955, 3966–3975, 4055–4064, 4135–4144, 4205–4214, 4225–4234
Build date	May 1898 – July 1902
Total produced	80
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
• UIC	C1 n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 9 in (1,143 mm)
Wheelbase	22 ft 3 in (6.78 m)
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) +; 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) +; 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Loco weight	52 long tons (53 t)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Joy
Operators
Career
Operators	London and North Western Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways;
Power class	LMS: 1P
Withdrawn	1920–1953
Disposition	All scrapped

The LNWR 18-inch Tank class was a class of 80 0-6-2T locomotives built by the London and North Western Railway in their Crewe Works between 1898 and 1902.^[1]^[2]

They were also known officially as the 5 ft 3in Tank Class or unofficially as the Watford Tank Class.

^ "Locomotive Classes of the LNWR".
^ "The Watford Tanks - LNWR Society Journal - June 2002".

[1] "Locomotive Classes of the LNWR".

[2] "The Watford Tanks - LNWR Society Journal - June 2002".

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