LNWR Claughton Class

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The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Claughton Class was a class of 4-cylinder express passenger 4-6-0 steam locomotives.

History

The locomotives were introduced in 1913, the first of the class No. 2222 was named in honour of Sir Gilbert Claughton, who was the Chairman of the LNWR at that time. A total of 130 were built, all at Crewe Works up to 1921. Author Brian Reed points out that weight restrictions and equipment limitations at Crewe limited the size of the boiler, hence engine power. Cylinder design and valve events were not optimal, so the Claughton Class was a mediocre performer on the track.[1]

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LMS No. 5986 c.1928, with enlarged boiler

The LNWR reused numbers and names from withdrawn locomotives, with the result that the numbering was completely haphazard. An exception was made for the LNWR's war memorial locomotives. There were two of these: No. 2097 (built in 1917) was briefly named Patriot for a short period in January 1920; and the name was later given to a new locomotive numbered 1914, which entered service in May 1920 (ordinarily, this locomotive would have been numbered 69, which had been unused since January 1920; but instead, Renown Class locomotive No. 1914 was renumbered 1257 in order to release its old numberScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".). The nameplates of both locomotives also bore the inscription "In Memory of the Fallen L & N W R Employees 1914–1919".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Remembrance Day ceremonies at Rugby featured no. 1914 until its name was transferred to LMS Patriot Class No. 5500. The LMS renumbered them into the more logical series 5900–6029, No. 1914 becoming 5964.[2] Twenty were rebuilt by the LMS with larger boilers, and ten of these had Caprotti valve gear. Twelve others were rebuilt as the initial engines of the Patriot Class, though not much material was reused.

With the introduction of the LMS Royal Scot Class in 1927, the Claughtons' main work had been taken away and many were transferred to the Midland Division. At the end of 1937, all but four, Nos. 5946, 6004, 6017 and 6023, had been withdrawn. These were retained in service until further repair became unworthwhile; three of them were withdrawn in 1940–41, leaving No. 6004, which was regularly used to haul fitted freight trains between London and Edge Hill, becoming increasingly dirty.[3] Inherited by British Railways in 1948, it was allocated the BR number 46004 but was withdrawn in 1949 without it being applied. None were preserved.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 12 February 1929, locomotive No. 5977 was hauling an express passenger train that was in a head-on collision with a freight train, hauled by LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 No. 4491, at Doe Hill station, Derbyshire. The driver and fireman of the express were killed.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • On 6 March 1930, locomotive No. 5971 was hauling a passenger train that departed from Culgaith station, Cumberland against signals. It subsequently collided with a ballast train, hauled by Midland Railway 3835 Class 0-6-0 No. 4009 at Langwathby. Two people were killed and four were seriously injured.[4]Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • On 13 March 1935, locomotive No. 5946 was hauling an express freight train which stopped in the section between Nash Mills and King's Langley signalboxes, Hertfordshire due to an engine defect. A milk train, hauled by LMS Compound 4-4-0 No. 1165, ran into the rear of it due to a signalman's error. Two other freight trains, one hauled by LMS Patriot Class 4-6-0 No. 5511 and the other hauled by LMS Class 7F 0-8-0 No. 9598, collided with the wreckage. One person was killed.[5]Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Details

LNWR
No. 		Crewe
Works
No. 		LMS
No. 		Date
built 		Name Date Named Withdrawn Notes
2222 5117 5900 Template:Dts Sir Gilbert Claughton From new Template:Dts
1161 5138 5901 Template:Dts Sir Robert Turnbull From new Template:Dts
1191 5139 5902 Template:Dts Sir Frank Ree From new Template:Dts
1319 5140 5907 Template:Dts Sir Frederick Harrison From new Template:Dts
1327 5141 5908 Template:Dts Alfred Fletcher From new Template:Dts ‡
21 5142 5903 Template:Dts Duke of Sutherland From new Template:Dts
163 5143 5904 Template:Dts Holland Hibbert From new Template:Dts
650 5144 5905 Template:Dts Lord Rathmore From new Template:Dts
1159 5145 5906 Template:Dts Ralph Brocklebank From new Template:Dts †
2046 5146 5909 Template:Dts Charles N. Lawrence From new Template:Dts
250 5227 5910 Template:Dts J. A. Bright From new Template:Dts †
260 5228 5911 Template:Dts W. E. Dorrington From new Template:Dts
1131 5229 5912 Template:Dts Lord Faber From new Template:Dts
1429 5230 5913 Template:Dts Colonel Lockwood From new Template:Dts
2239 5231 5918 Template:Dts Frederick Baynes From new Template:Dts
209 5232 5914 Template:Dts J. Bruce Ismay From new Template:Dts
668 5233 5915 Template:Dts Rupert Guinness From new Template:Dts
856 5234 5916 Template:Dts E. Tootal Broadhurst From new Template:Dts
1567 5235 5917 Template:Dts Charles J. Cropper From new Template:Dts
2401 5236 5919 Template:Dts Lord Kitchener From new Template:Dts
511 5337 5920 Template:Dts George Macpherson From new Template:Dts
695 5338 5921 Template:Dts Sir Arthur Lawley From new Template:Dts
968 5239 5922 Template:Dts Lord Kenyon From new Template:Dts
1093 5340 5923 Template:Dts Guy Calthrop From new Template:Dts Sir Guy Calthrop from March 1919
1345 5341 5924 Template:Dts James Bishop From new Template:Dts
2174 5342 5925 Template:Dts E. C. Trench From new Template:Dts
2204 5343 5926 Template:Dts Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B. From new Template:Dts
2221 5344 5927 Template:Dts Sir Francis Dent From new Template:Dts ‡
2338 5345 5928 Template:Dts Charles H. Dent From new Template:Dts
2395 5346 5929 Template:Dts J. A. F. Aspinall From new Template:Dts
37 5367 5930 Template:Dts G. R. Jebb From new Template:Dts
154 5368 5931 Template:Dts Captain Fryatt From new Template:Dts
155 5369 5932 Template:Dts I. T. Williams From new Template:Dts Sir Thomas Williams from December 1919
162 5370 5933 Template:Dts Template:Dts
186 5371 5934 Template:Dts Template:Dts
713 5372 5935 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1334 5373 5936 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2042 5374 5937 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2097 5375 5938 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2230 5376 5939 Template:Dts Clio Template:Dts Template:Dts
1019 5377 5940 Template:Dts Columbus Template:Dts Template:Dts
1355 5378 5941 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2366 5379 5942 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2373 5980 5943 Template:Dts Tennyson Template:Dts Template:Dts
2411 5381 5944 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2420 5382 5945 Template:Dts Ingestre Template:Dts Template:Dts
2427 5383 5946 Template:Dts Duke of Connaught Template:Dts Template:Dts ‡
2431 5384 5947 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2445 5385 5948 Template:Dts Baltic Template:Dts Template:Dts ‡
2450 5386 5949 Template:Dts Template:Dts
116 5387 5950 Template:Dts Template:Dts
159 5388 5951 Template:Dts Template:Dts
171 5389 5952 Template:Dts Template:Dts
986 5390 5953 Template:Dts Buckingham Template:Dts Template:Dts †
1085 5391 5954 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1103 5392 5955 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2122 5393 5956 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2368 5394 5957 Template:Dts Template:Dts ‡
2416 5395 5958 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2426 5396 5959 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1914 5502 5964 Template:Dts Patriot
In memory of the Fallen LNWR Employees 1914-1919 		From new Template:Dts
69 5503 5960 Template:Dts Template:Dts
178 5504 5961 Template:Dts Template:Dts
194 5505 5962 Template:Dts Template:Dts ‡
972 5506 5963 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1177 5507 5966 Template:Dts Bunsen Template:Dts Template:Dts
2179 5508 5969 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2499 5509 5970 Template:Dts Patience Template:Dts Template:Dts †
2511 5510 5971 Template:Dts Croxteth Template:Dts Template:Dts Locomotive badly damaged in head-on collision between Culgaith and Langwathby on 6 March 1930.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1599 5511 5968 Template:Dts John O’Groat Template:Dts Template:Dts
484 5512 5965 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1407 5513 5967 Template:Dts L./Cpl. J. A. Christie, V.C. Template:Dts Template:Dts
1726 5514 5972 Template:Dts Template:Dts †
1741 5515 5973 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1747 5516 5974 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2035 5517 5976 Template:Dts Private E. Sykes, V.C. Template:Dts Template:Dts Name transferred to 6015 in April 1926
2083 5518 5977 Template:Dts Template:Dts Locomotive badly damaged in head-on collision near Doe Hill station on 12 February 1929.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2231 5519 5978 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2268 5520 5979 Template:Dts Frobisher Template:Dts Template:Dts
12 5521 5975 Template:Dts Talisman Template:Dts Template:Dts ‡
85 5522 5980 Template:Dts Template:Dts
98 5523 5981 Template:Dts Template:Dts
103 5524 5982 Template:Dts Template:Dts
201 5525 5983 Template:Dts Template:Dts
499 5526 5984 Template:Dts Template:Dts
808 5527 5985 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1092 5528 5986 Template:Dts Template:Dts †
1096 5529 5987 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1097 5530 5988 Template:Dts Private W. Wood, V.C. Template:Dts Template:Dts Name transferred to 6018 in April 1926
1133 5531 5989 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2059 5532 5991 Template:Dts C. J. Bowen-Cooke Template:Dts Template:Dts
1326 5533 5990 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2090 5534 5992 Template:Dts Template:Dts
2095 5535 5993 Template:Dts Template:Dts †
2101 5536 5998 Template:Dts Template:Dts
6 5537 5994 Template:Dts Template:Dts
8 5538 5995 Template:Dts Template:Dts
10 5539 5996 Template:Dts Template:Dts
11 5540 5997 Template:Dts Template:Dts
13 5541 5999 Template:Dts Vindictive Template:Dts Template:Dts † Renumbered 2430 in October 1922.
Name removed in August 1936.
15 5542 6000 Template:Dts Template:Dts
23 5543 6001 Template:Dts Template:Dts
30 5544 6002 Template:Dts Thalaba Template:Dts Template:Dts
32 5545 6003 Template:Dts Template:Dts
42 5546 6004 Template:Dts Princess Louise Template:Dts Template:Dts † Name removed in June 1935, BR Number never applied.
36 5547 6005 Template:Dts Template:Dts
68 5548 6006 Template:Dts Template:Dts
102 5549 6007 Template:Dts Template:Dts
110 5550 6008 Template:Dts Lady Godiva Template:Dts Template:Dts
119 5551 6009 Template:Dts Template:Dts
149 5552 6010 Template:Dts Template:Dts
150 5553 6011 Template:Dts Illustrious Template:Dts Template:Dts
152 5554 6012 Template:Dts Template:Dts
156 5555 6013 Template:Dts Template:Dts ‡
157 5556 6014 Template:Dts Template:Dts
158 5557 6015 Template:Dts Private E. Sykes, V.C. Template:Dts Template:Dts Name transferred from 5976
161 5558 6016 Template:Dts Template:Dts
169 5559 6017 Template:Dts Breadalbane Template:Dts Template:Dts †
179 5560 6018 Template:Dts Private W. Wood, V.C. Template:Dts Template:Dts Name transferred from 5988
180 5561 6019 Template:Dts Llewellyn Template:Dts Template:Dts
183 5562 6020 Template:Dts Template:Dts
192 5563 6021 Template:Dts Bevere Template:Dts Template:Dts
205 5564 6022 Template:Dts Template:Dts
207 5565 6023 Template:Dts Sir Charles Cust Template:Dts Template:Dts ‡
208 5566 6024 Template:Dts Template:Dts
210 5567 6025 Template:Dts Template:Dts
211 5568 6026 Template:Dts Template:Dts
517 5569 6027 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1216 5570 6028 Template:Dts Template:Dts
1220 5571 6029 Template:Dts Template:Dts ‡
  • † Locomotives fitted with larger boilers from 1928.
  • ‡ Locomotives fitted with Caprotti valve gear and larger boilers from 1928.

References

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  1. ↑ Reed, Brian, 1970, Locomotives - A Picture History, p58
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