LNWR Renown Class

Template:Short description Template:Use British English The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Renown Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives. They were rebuilds of F.W. Webb's 4-cylinder compounds of the Jubilee and Alfred the Great classes into 2-cylinder simple engines by George Whale, later continued by Charles Bowen-Cooke.

The first to be rebuilt was number 1918 Renown in 1908.

The rebuilds retained their original numbers. Unusually for the LNWR, the parent classes also had logical number series. Thus the Renowns were all numbered in the 1901–1940 series for ex-Jubilee Class and 1941–1980 for ex-Benbow class. In 1920, locomotive 1914 Invincible was renumbered 1257, and the number 1914 was then taken by the Claughton Class war memorial engine 1914 Patriot.

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Renown Class 'Implacable', no. 1915, passes through Great Barr on an up passenger service circa 1923.

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) acquired 56 Renowns in 1923. The LMS allocated these numbers in the 5131–5186 series, listed according to date of rebuilding, though not all numbers were applied before withdrawals started in 1928. Meanwhile, the LMS renumbered the existing compounds into the 5110–5129 series (though some were withdrawn before numbers could be allocated, and others were allocated numbers but not applied), and converted another 14 of these, which retained their numbers, thus taking the total for the class up to 70. All were withdrawn and scrapped by 1931.

Accidents and incidents

• On 14 August 1915, a locomotive hauling a passenger train suffered a mechanical defect which resulted in the track being damaged at weedon, Northamptonshire. Locomotive No. 1971 Aurora was one of two hauling a mail train that was derailed on the damaged track. Ten people were killed and 21 were injured.

Locomotive list

LNWR Renown class locomotive list

LNWR No.	LNWR name	Rebuilt from	Date rebuilt	LMS No.	Date withdrawn	Notes
1901	Jubilee	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5156	Template:Dts
1902	Black Prince	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5157	Template:Dts
1903	Iron Duke	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5110	Template:Dts
1905	Black Diamond	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5137	Template:Dts
1906	Robin Hood	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5149	Template:Dts
1907	Black Watch	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5178	Template:Dts
1909	Crusader	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5159	Template:Dts
1910	Cavalier	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5172	Template:Dts
1911	Centurion	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5112	Template:Dts
1912	Colossus	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5113	Template:Dts
1913	Canopus	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5132	Template:Dts
1914	Invincible	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5144	Template:Dts	Renumbered 1257 in 1920
1915	Implacable	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5114	Template:Dts
1916	Irresistible	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5155	Template:Dts
1917	Inflexible	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5184	Template:Dts
1918	Renown	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5131	Template:Dts
1919	Resolution	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5160	Template:Dts
1920	Flying Fox	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5166	Template:Dts
1921	John of Gaunt	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5134	Template:Dts
1922	Intrepid	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5146	Template:Dts
1924	Powerful	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5183	Template:Dts
1925	Warrior	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5147	Template:Dts
1926	La France	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5180	Template:Dts
1927	Goliath	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5116	Template:Dts
1928	Glatton	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5173	Template:Dts
1929	Polyphemus	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5117	Template:Dts
1930	Ramillies	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5142	Template:Dts
1931	Agincourt	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5176	Template:Dts
1932	Anson	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5162	Template:Dts
1933	Barfleur	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5169	Template:Dts
1934	Blenheim	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5165	Template:Dts
1935	Collingwood	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5133	Template:Dts
1936	Royal Sovereign	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5150	Template:Dts
1937	Superb	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5154	Template:Dts
1938	Sultan	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5161	Template:Dts
1939	Temeraire	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5158	Template:Dts
1940	Trafalgar	Jubilee	Template:Dts	5170	Template:Dts
1941	Alfred the Great	Alfred	Template:Dts	5179	Template:Dts
1942	King Edward VII	Alfred	Template:Dts	5185	Template:Dts
1943	Queen Alexandra	Alfred	Template:Dts	5145	Template:Dts
1945	Magnificent	Alfred	Template:Dts	5139	Template:Dts
1946	Diadem	Alfred	Template:Dts	5138	Template:Dts
1947	Zillah	Alfred	Template:Dts	5174	Template:Dts
1948	Camperdown	Alfred	Template:Dts	5141	Template:Dts
1949	King Arthur	Alfred	Template:Dts	5152	Template:Dts
1950	Victorius	Alfred	Template:Dts	5186	Template:Dts
1951	Bacchante	Alfred	Template:Dts	5136	Template:Dts
1952	Benbow	Alfred	Template:Dts	5119	Template:Dts
1953	Formidable	Alfred	Template:Dts	5120	Template:Dts
1954	Galatea	Alfred	Template:Dts	5121	Template:Dts
1957	Orion	Alfred	Template:Dts	5148	Template:Dts
1958	Royal Oak	Alfred	Template:Dts	5181	Template:Dts
1959	Revenge	Alfred	Template:Dts	5143	Template:Dts
1960	Francis Stevenson	Alfred	Template:Dts	5153	Template:Dts
1961	Albemarle	Alfred	Template:Dts	5140	Template:Dts
1962	Aurora	Alfred	Template:Dts	5171	Template:Dts
1963	Boadicea	Alfred	Template:Dts	5163	Template:Dts
1964	Caesar	Alfred	Template:Dts	5123	Template:Dts
1965	Charles H. Mason	Alfred	Template:Dts	5151	Template:Dts
1967	Cressy	Alfred	Template:Dts	5125	Template:Dts	LMS number not applied
1968	Cumberland	Alfred	Template:Dts	5164	Template:Dts
1969	Dominion	Alfred	Template:Dts	5126	Template:Dts
1970	Good Hope	Alfred	Template:Dts	5127	Template:Dts
1971	Euryalus	Alfred	Template:Dts	5135	Template:Dts
1972	Hindostan	Alfred	Template:Dts	5168	Template:Dts
1973	Hood	Alfred	Template:Dts	5175	Template:Dts
1975	Jupiter	Alfred	Template:Dts	5167	Template:Dts
1977	Mars	Alfred	Template:Dts	5129	Template:Dts
1978	Merlin	Alfred	Template:Dts	5177	Template:Dts
1980	Neptune	Alfred	Template:Dts	5182	Template:Dts