LNWR Prince of Wales Tank Class

Template:Use British English The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Prince of Wales Tank Class was a Pacific tank engine version of the Prince of Wales Class 4-6-0 steam locomotive.

History

Bowen-Cooke's predecessor George Whale had built 50 related Precursor Tank Class 4-4-2 engines. In terms of familial relationships, Prince of Wales Tank was both a superheated and extended version of the Precursor Tank, and a version of the Prince of Wales Class 4-6-0 steam locomotive with side tanks and a bunker which necessitated an extension to the frames and trailing pony truck. They were used on suburban services out of Euston station and from an early date also used on passenger services between Shrewsbury and Swansea (Victoria) over the steeply-graded Central Wales line, a journey of some 120 miles.

The LNWR built 47 of the superheated tanks between 1910 and 1916 under Charles Bowen-Cooke.

LMS service

All passed onto LMS ownership on the 1923 grouping and were renumbered 6950–6996 with the power classification 4P. Withdrawals started in 1935, their replacements being Class 4 2-6-4T designs by Fowler and Stanier. All were withdrawn and scrapped by 1941.

Fleet list

Table of locomotives

LNWR No.	Crewe Works No.	Build date	Superheated	LMS No.	Withdrawn	Notes
2665	4950	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6950	Template:Dts
2666	4951	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6951	Template:Dts
2667	4952	Template:Dts	from new	6952	Template:Dts
2668	4953	Template:Dts	from new	6953	Template:Dts
2669	4954	Template:Dts	from new	6954	Template:Dts
2670	4955	Template:Dts	from new	6955	Template:Dts
217	4956	Template:Dts	from new	6956	Template:Dts
1183	4957	Template:Dts	from new	6957	Template:Dts
1366	4958	Template:Dts	from new	6958	Template:Dts
1797	4959	Template:Dts	from new	6959	Template:Dts
632	4960	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6977	Template:Dts
1186	4961	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6982	Template:Dts
1416	4962	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6986	Template:Dts
1533	4963	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6978	Template:Dts
1638	4964	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6985	Template:Dts
1688	4965	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6979	Template:Dts
1692	4966	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6984	Template:Dts
1710	4967	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6983	Template:Dts
1728	4968	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6980	Template:Dts
1734	4969	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	6981	Template:Dts
91	5080	Template:Dts	from new	6960	Template:Dts
375	5081	Template:Dts	from new	6961	Template:Dts
376	5082	Template:Dts	from new	6962	Template:Dts
716	5083	Template:Dts	from new	6963	Template:Dts
915	5084	Template:Dts	from new	6964	Template:Dts
932	5085	Template:Dts	from new	6965	Template:Dts
944	5086	Template:Dts	from new	6966	Template:Dts
962	5087	Template:Dts	from new	6970	Template:Dts
858	5088	Template:Dts	from new	6969	Template:Dts
2004	5089	Template:Dts	from new	6971	Template:Dts
327	5090	Template:Dts	from new	6967	Template:Dts
704	5091	Template:Dts	from new	6968	Template:Dts
841	5092	Template:Dts	from new	6972	Template:Dts
963	5093	Template:Dts	from new	6973	Template:Dts
1006	5094	Template:Dts	from new	6974	Template:Dts
1021	5095	Template:Dts	from new	6975	Template:Dts
1184	5096	Template:Dts	from new	6976	Template:Dts
96	5347	Template:Dts	from new	6987	Template:Dts
316	5348	Template:Dts	from new	6988	Template:Dts
809	5349	Template:Dts	from new	6989	Template:Dts
878	5350	Template:Dts	from new	6990	Template:Dts
2098	5351	Template:Dts	from new	6991	Template:Dts
2273	5352	Template:Dts	from new	6992	Template:Dts
2292	5353	Template:Dts	from new	6993	Template:Dts
2298	5354	Template:Dts	from new	6994	Template:Dts
2384	5355	Template:Dts	from new	6995	Template:Dts
2418	5356	Template:Dts	from new	6996	Template:Dts

References

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