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LNWR Webb "1400" Class 4-6-0 - 'Bill Bailey'


Class Types
LNWR Class 4-Cylinder Compound
(Also known as) Bill Bailey (Named after a popular song of the time in which the hero is somewhat peripatetic. I believe the bogie had a tendency to 'wander', hence the nickname.)

General
Designer Francis Webb
Introduced 1903
Pre-Grouping Company London and North Western Railway
Wheel Arrangement 4-6-0
Number Built as 1400 30
First in Service 02/1903
Last in Service 09/1920
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Crewe Works 30
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Crewe Works  n/a 02/1903 1
Crewe Works  n/a 06/1903 9
Crewe Works  n/a 09/1904 20
Historical Data 4-Cylinder Compound

Power
Variant Introduced 1903
Inside Cylinders 20.5" x 24" (2 off)
Outside Cylinders 15" x 24" (2 off)

Wheels
Pony 3' 112"
Drivers 5' 3"
Locomotive Wheelbase 24' 6"
Descriptive Wheelbase 6' 3" + 6' 9" + 5' 9" + 5' 9" (engine only)

Dimensions
Weight (loco only) 60t 0cwt

Boiler & Firebox
Boiler Max Diameter 4' 634"
Boiler Barrel Length 15' 6"
Total Evaporative Area 1753ft2