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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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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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