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LNWR Webb "Experiment 2-(2-2)-0" Class 2-(2-2)-0
Class Types
LNWR Class |
Experiment |
General
Designer |
Francis Webb |
Introduced |
1882 |
Pre-Grouping Company |
London and North Western Railway |
Wheel Arrangement |
2-(2-2)-0 |
Number Built as Experiment 2-(2-2)-0 |
30 |
Number Scrapped |
30 |
First in Service |
01/1882 |
Last in Service |
12/1905 |
Manufacturers |
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Orders |
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Historical Data |
Compound engines with divided drive - 2 high pressure outside cylinders drove the rear pair of driving wheels while a single inside frame low pressure cylinder drove the leading driving wheels. Joy gear on low pressure cylinders (later replaced on some engines). |
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Power
Variant Introduced |
1882 |
Inside Cylinders |
26" x 24" (1 off) |
Inside Motion |
Joy |
Outside Cylinders |
13" x 24" (2 off) |
Outside Motion |
Joy |
Wheels
Pony |
3' 6" |
Drivers |
6' 6" |
Locomotive Wheelbase |
17' 7" |
Descriptive Wheelbase |
9' 4" + 8' 3" = 17' 7" (engine only) |
Dimensions
Weight (loco only) |
38t 0cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 2" |
Boiler Barrel Length |
9' 10" |
Firebox Type |
Precedent |
Total Heating Area |
1083ft2 |
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