The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G1 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. It was a superheated version of the LNWR Class G with 8 inch piston valves. [1] The prototype was rebuilt in 1912 from a member of Class G and a further 170 new locomotives were built between 1912 and 1918.

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G were several related classes of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. These 0-8-0s were the principal engines for freight traffic on the latter-day London & North Western.

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G1 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. It was a superheated version of the LNWR Class G with 8 inch piston valves. The prototype was rebuilt in 1912 from a member of Class G and a further 170 new locomotives were built between 1912 and 1918...

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G1 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. It was a superheated version of the LNWR Class G with 8 inch piston valves. The prototype was rebuilt in 1912 from a member of Class G and a further 170 new locomotives were built between 1912 and 1918.

Since Webb's successors Whale and Bowen Cooke wanted to clear the problems of the Webb compounds, they rebuilt the whole class into two-cylinder simple locomotives. So 15 became class C, 62 became class D and 34 became class C1. Most were again rebuilt to class G1 and some of these again to class G2a, with the last ones only being withdrawn in ...

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Locomotive Department was headquartered at Crewe from 1862. The Crewe Works had been built in 1840–43 by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR).

Between 1917 and 1934, the LNWR and the LMS built another 171 new. Later 320 were rebuilt to class G2A with a boiler that had a pressure of 175 instead of 160 psi. Some were even rebuilt back to G1 standard when they needed an overhaul. When British Railways were founded in 1948, 98 non-rebuilt were still in service.

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Class Details Whale G Class rebuilt to Class G1. Weight: 60 tons; Pressure: 160psi; Cyls: 20 x24; DW: 4 ft 5 ; TE: 25,640 lbs ... Number of locomotives logged in this class is 17. Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 3.

Statements instance of locomotive class 0 references subclass of tender locomotive 0 references image LNWR locomotive No. 1384 G1.jpg 1,560 × 988; 711 KB 1 reference country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 0 references United Kingdom 0 references service entry 1912 0 references track gauge 1435 mm track gauge 0 references ...