The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) DX Goods class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by John Ramsbottom for freight duties. 943 were constructed making them the largest single class of steam locomotives built in the United Kingdom. Despite this, none were preserved.
No. 2022 Francis Webb rebuild, Special DX in photographic grey livery
The "DX" goods engine was the first original design produced by Ramsbottom, shortly after becoming Locomotive Superintendent of the Northern Division. An experimental prototype was developed at Longsight whilst Ramsbottom was only in charge of the North-Eastern Division.[1] The first regular example was completed at Crewe Works in September 1858, and was given the running number 355. This was the 399th locomotive built at Crewe, but it was the practice of the LNWR to reuse the numbers of withdrawn locomotives.[1]
The first DX, No. 355, was named Hardman, and carried the name on a curved brass plate above the driving wheels. It was painted in the same dark green livery as used by Ramsbottom's predecessor, Francis Trevithick, but edged with a single black line. Fifty-four of the early DX locomotives were given names, but all were removed by 1864, with some re-used on passenger locomotives.
Four 0-4-2 versions of this locomotive type were built by Robert Stephenson and supplied to the Sydney Railway Company in 1855 as the first motive power for the new railway company. They were virtually identical in specification, except for slightly larger driving wheels at 5 ft 6 in (1.676 m) diameter and cylinders being a smaller 16-inch (410 mm) bore than the 17 in (432 mm) of the original design.
857 examples of Ramsbottom’s standard goods design were built for the LNWR at Crewe Works between 1858 and 1872.[4][5] The class has been described as ‘the earliest example of standardization and mass productions of locomotives on a large scale,'[6] and ‘a remarkable instance of standardisation at a time when most railways had many different classes, each class with only few engines.’.[2] During the 1870s driving cabs were added. 278 examples of a saddle tank version of the design were built after 1870, known as the LNWR Special Tank.
In addition to the 857 examples used by the LNWR, a further 86 examples of the original design were constructed at Crewe for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) between 1871 and 1874.[1] This alarmed independent locomotive manufacturers, who sought an injunction to stop the practice;[7] it was granted on 16 December 1875.[8]
The 943 locomotives were all built at Crewe as follows:[5][9]
Construction
Years built
Crewe numbers
Quantity
Notes
1858–1859
399–423
25
1860
430–439
10
1860
444–463
20
1861
469–488
20
1861
494–523
30
1862
534–583
50
1863
604–623
20
1863
634–673
40
1864
690–729
40
1864
740–759
20
1864
770–779
10
1865
790–829
40
1865
850–879
30
1866
890–919
30
1866
930–979
50
1866–1868
1000–1159
160
1868–1869
1180–1279
100
1870
1320–1329
10
1870–1871
1340–1379
40
1871
1386–1433
48
last 6 sold to LYR after initial use on LNWR
1872
1489–1498
10
new to LYR
1872
1499–1508
10
Webb modifications
1872
1512–1531
20
Webb modifications
1872
1532–1541
10
new to LYR
1872
1542–1561
20
Webb modifications
1872
1582–1601
20
Webb modifications
1873
1602–1621
20
Webb modifications; new to LYR
1873–1874
1722–1761
40
Webb modifications; new to LYR
Crewe numbers 1428–33 (total 6), delivered new to the LNWR in October 1871, were sold to the LYR in November 1871.[10][11] Crewe numbers 1489–98, 1532–41, 1602–21 and 1722–61 (total 80) were delivered new to the LYR.[9] Most of those built from 1872 onwards (total 130) incorporated modifications by Francis Webb such as being fitted with cabs.[12][13]
From April 1881, Webb rebuilt 500 examples with a new 150 psi boiler and vacuum brakes for working passenger trains. These became known as ‘Special’ (or vacuum) DX’s.[14]
Accidents and incidents
On 12 January 1899, locomotive 1418 was hauling a freight train that was derailed at Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire due to the trackbed being washed away in a storm. Both locomotive crew were killed.[15]
Withdrawals
Withdrawals began in 1902, but there were still 88 engines in existence at the time of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway's formation in 1923. The last survivor was withdrawn in 1930.[16] Despite the large number of the class produced, all were scrapped.
Engines converted to other uses
The chassis of a withdrawn DX Goods locomotive was repurposed as a stationary engine on the Sheep Pasture Incline of the Cromford and High Peak Railway in February 1884 but was replaced by an electric winch in 1964. [17]
Engines sold abroad
Between 1900 and 1901, four LNWR Special DX were sold to the Société Anonyme du Chemin de Fer International de Malines à Terneuzen, a private railway between Belgium and the Netherlands.[18] They were renumbered 15, 16, 17 and 18.[19] Three of them were rebuilt between 1910 and 1911 with larger cabs of Belgian[20] design and all of them were fitted with Westinghouse brakes sometimes after 1911. One of them (number 15) was still on the active roster in 1948 when the Malines - Terneuzen was taken over by SNCB. All the M.T. engines were then scrapped.[21]
References
^ abcdeNock, O.S. (1952). The Premier Line - The Story of London & North Western Locomotives. London: Ian Allan. pp. 51–53.
^ abcLondon and North Western Railway Society (1999). "Goods Engines of LNWR: DX". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
^Kris Ward (2004). "The Locomotive Manufacturers Association". Leeds Engine Builders. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^National Railway Museum (1997). "Records of the Locomotive Manufacturers' Association" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 2 January 2014. ORDER in Perpetual Injunction in case of Attorney General ... against London & North Western Railway Co & Richard Moon ... restraining latter from manufacturing locomotive engines or other rolling stock for sale or hire on other than their own railway, 16 Dec 1875
^Marshall, John (1996). The Cromford & High Peak Railway. Fountain Chambers, Halifax, West Yorkshire: Martin Bairstow. p. 40. ISBN1-871944-14-7.
^Society, LNWR. "Where and When? - Part 3 - LNWR Society Journal - September 2002". www.lnwrs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^"Douzième période, 1948-1967 – Reprise des dernières compagnies et dernières (...) - Rixke Rail's Archives". rixke.tassignon.be (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^"TWO B&W PHOTOS EX – LNWR DX 0-6-0 MALINES – TERNEUZEN RAILWAY, BELGIUM/HOLLAND | #463667093". Worthpoint. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^"Douzième période, 1948-1967 – Reprise des dernières compagnies et dernières (...) - Rixke Rail's Archives". rixke.tassignon.be (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
Baxter, Bertram (1977). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 1: General Summary and Index of Locomotive-Owning Companies. Hartington, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN0-903485-50-8.
Baxter, Bertram (1978). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2A: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN0-903485-51-6.
Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923, volume 3B: Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing. ISBN0-903485-85-0. OCLC 60038836. OL 25432143M.
Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN0-7110-0554-0.
Nock, O.S. (1952). The Premier Line – The Story of London & North Western Locomotives. London: Ian Allan Ltd.
Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. ISBN0-906899-03-6.
December 30, 2022
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The London and North Western Railway LNWR DX Goods class was a class of 0 6 0 steam locomotive designed by John Ramsbottom for freight duties 943 were constructed making them the largest single class of steam locomotives built in the United Kingdom Despite this none were preserved LNWR DX Goods Class 1 2 No 578 in original condition and liveryType and originPower typeSteamDesignerJohn RamsbottomBuilderCrewe worksBuild date1858 1874Total produced943SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte0 6 0Gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Driver dia 5 ft 2 in 1 575 m Total weight27 long tons 27 t 29 long tons 29 t when fueled Water cap 2 000 imp gal 9 100 L Firebox Firegrate area15 sq ft 1 4 m2 1 or 17 1 sq ft 1 59 m2 2 Boiler4 ft 2 in 1 27 m diameter x 10 ft 6 in 3 20 m lengthBoiler pressure120 psi 0 83 MPa Heating surface1 074 sq ft 99 8 m2 Cylinderstwo insideCylinder size17 in 430 mm diameter 24 in 610 mm strokeValve gearStephensonPerformance figuresTractive effort11 410 lbf 50 8 kN CareerOperatorsLondon and North Western Railway Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway London Midland and Scottish RailwayWithdrawn1902 1930DispositionAll scrapped Contents 1 History 2 Accidents and incidents 3 Withdrawals 4 Engines converted to other uses 5 Engines sold abroad 6 ReferencesHistory Edit No 2022 Francis Webb rebuild Special DX in photographic grey livery The DX goods engine was the first original design produced by Ramsbottom shortly after becoming Locomotive Superintendent of the Northern Division An experimental prototype was developed at Longsight whilst Ramsbottom was only in charge of the North Eastern Division 1 The first regular example was completed at Crewe Works in September 1858 and was given the running number 355 This was the 399th locomotive built at Crewe but it was the practice of the LNWR to reuse the numbers of withdrawn locomotives 1 The first DX No 355 was named Hardman and carried the name on a curved brass plate above the driving wheels It was painted in the same dark green livery as used by Ramsbottom s predecessor Francis Trevithick but edged with a single black line Fifty four of the early DX locomotives were given names but all were removed by 1864 with some re used on passenger locomotives Four 0 4 2 versions of this locomotive type were built by Robert Stephenson and supplied to the Sydney Railway Company in 1855 as the first motive power for the new railway company They were virtually identical in specification except for slightly larger driving wheels at 5 ft 6 in 1 676 m diameter and cylinders being a smaller 16 inch 410 mm bore than the 17 in 432 mm of the original design Table of named locomotives 3 LNWRNo Name CreweWorksNo Datebuilt Notes355 Hardman 399 Sep 1858357 Terrier 400 Sep 1858358 Falstaff 401 Oct 1858359 Glowworm 403 Nov 185887 Eden 404 May 185939 Tantalus 405 May 1859428 Trevithick 406 May 1859429 Roberts 407 May 1859447 Whitworth 408 May 1859210 Alchymist 409 Jun 1859369 Banshee 410 Jun 1859240 Bee 418 Oct 1859120 Samson 419 Nov 1859261 Hercules 420 Nov 1859266 Sutherland 422 Nov 1859245 Ellesmere 423 Nov 1859206 Menai 432 Apr 1860531 Lady of the Lake 433 Apr 1860 Renumbered 494 and name removed in Feb 1862345 Turk 434 Apr 1860215 Spitfire 435 Apr 1860283 Croxteth 436 Apr 1860296 Bellerophon 437 May 1860293 Quick Silver 438 May 1860312 Tubal 439 May 1860192 Hero 444 Aug 1860211 Onyx 445 Aug 1860220 Waterloo 446 Aug 1860221 Trafalgar 448 Aug 186052 Diomed 449 Sep 18602 Hecla 450 Sep 1860237 Blenheim 451 Sep 1860121 Buffalo 452 Sep 1860123 Victory 453 Sep 1860183 Theorem 454 Sep 1860177 Chimera 455 Sep 1860216 Ambassador 456 Oct 1860224 Violet 469 Feb 1861280 Glendower 470 Feb 1861278 Locke 471 Feb 1861442 Forerunner 479 Mar 1861236 Hawkstone 483 Apr 1861356 Memnon 485 Apr 1861568 Stewart 498 Aug 1861129 Martin 510 Sep 186165 Charon 513 Oct 1861125 Soho 522 Nov 1861130 Heron 523 Nov 1861325 Chandos 547 May 1862147 Woodlark 548 May 1862135 Bat 549 May 1862343 Etna 550 May 1862368 Majestic 551 May 186234 Phoebus 552 May 1862532 Grasmere 553 May 1862857 examples of Ramsbottom s standard goods design were built for the LNWR at Crewe Works between 1858 and 1872 4 5 The class has been described as the earliest example of standardization and mass productions of locomotives on a large scale 6 and a remarkable instance of standardisation at a time when most railways had many different classes each class with only few engines 2 During the 1870s driving cabs were added 278 examples of a saddle tank version of the design were built after 1870 known as the LNWR Special Tank In addition to the 857 examples used by the LNWR a further 86 examples of the original design were constructed at Crewe for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway LYR between 1871 and 1874 1 This alarmed independent locomotive manufacturers who sought an injunction to stop the practice 7 it was granted on 16 December 1875 8 The 943 locomotives were all built at Crewe as follows 5 9 Construction Years built Crewe numbers Quantity Notes1858 1859 399 423 251860 430 439 101860 444 463 201861 469 488 201861 494 523 301862 534 583 501863 604 623 201863 634 673 401864 690 729 401864 740 759 201864 770 779 101865 790 829 401865 850 879 301866 890 919 301866 930 979 501866 1868 1000 1159 1601868 1869 1180 1279 1001870 1320 1329 101870 1871 1340 1379 401871 1386 1433 48 last 6 sold to LYR after initial use on LNWR1872 1489 1498 10 new to LYR1872 1499 1508 10 Webb modifications1872 1512 1531 20 Webb modifications1872 1532 1541 10 new to LYR1872 1542 1561 20 Webb modifications1872 1582 1601 20 Webb modifications1873 1602 1621 20 Webb modifications new to LYR1873 1874 1722 1761 40 Webb modifications new to LYRCrewe numbers 1428 33 total 6 delivered new to the LNWR in October 1871 were sold to the LYR in November 1871 10 11 Crewe numbers 1489 98 1532 41 1602 21 and 1722 61 total 80 were delivered new to the LYR 9 Most of those built from 1872 onwards total 130 incorporated modifications by Francis Webb such as being fitted with cabs 12 13 From April 1881 Webb rebuilt 500 examples with a new 150 psi boiler and vacuum brakes for working passenger trains These became known as Special or vacuum DX s 14 Accidents and incidents EditOn 12 January 1899 locomotive 1418 was hauling a freight train that was derailed at Penmaenmawr Caernarfonshire due to the trackbed being washed away in a storm Both locomotive crew were killed 15 Withdrawals EditWithdrawals began in 1902 but there were still 88 engines in existence at the time of the London Midland and Scottish Railway s formation in 1923 The last survivor was withdrawn in 1930 16 Despite the large number of the class produced all were scrapped Engines converted to other uses EditThe chassis of a withdrawn DX Goods locomotive was repurposed as a stationary engine on the Sheep Pasture Incline of the Cromford and High Peak Railway in February 1884 but was replaced by an electric winch in 1964 17 Engines sold abroad EditBetween 1900 and 1901 four LNWR Special DX were sold to the Societe Anonyme du Chemin de Fer International de Malines a Terneuzen a private railway between Belgium and the Netherlands 18 They were renumbered 15 16 17 and 18 19 Three of them were rebuilt between 1910 and 1911 with larger cabs of Belgian 20 design and all of them were fitted with Westinghouse brakes sometimes after 1911 One of them number 15 was still on the active roster in 1948 when the Malines Terneuzen was taken over by SNCB All the M T engines were then scrapped 21 References Edit a b c d e Nock O S 1952 The Premier Line The Story of London amp North Western Locomotives London Ian Allan pp 51 53 a b c London and North Western Railway Society 1999 Goods Engines of LNWR DX Retrieved 6 June 2012 Baxter 1978 pp 124 130 Baxter 1977 p 12 a b Baxter 1978 pp 124 157 Casserley H C 1960 Historic locomotive pocket book London Batsford pp 124 157 Kris Ward 2004 The Locomotive Manufacturers Association Leeds Engine Builders Retrieved 2 January 2014 National Railway Museum 1997 Records of the Locomotive Manufacturers Association PDF p 7 Retrieved 2 January 2014 ORDER in Perpetual Injunction in case of Attorney General against London amp North Western Railway Co amp Richard Moon restraining latter from manufacturing locomotive engines or other rolling stock for sale or hire on other than their own railway 16 Dec 1875 a b Baxter 1982 pp 39 45 46 Baxter 1978 pp 154 155 Baxter 1982 p 45 Baxter 1978 p 155 Baxter 1982 pp 39 46 London and North Western Railway Society 1999 Goods Engines of LNWR Special DX Retrieved 6 June 2012 Trevena 1981 pp 16 17 Casserley amp Johnston 1974 p 7 Marshall John 1996 The Cromford amp High Peak Railway Fountain Chambers Halifax West Yorkshire Martin Bairstow p 40 ISBN 1 871944 14 7 Society LNWR Where and When Part 3 LNWR Society Journal September 2002 www lnwrs org uk Retrieved 16 December 2017 Douzieme periode 1948 1967 Reprise des dernieres compagnies et dernieres Rixke Rail s Archives rixke tassignon be in French Retrieved 16 December 2017 TWO B amp W PHOTOS EX LNWR DX 0 6 0 MALINES TERNEUZEN RAILWAY BELGIUM HOLLAND 463667093 Worthpoint Retrieved 16 December 2017 Douzieme periode 1948 1967 Reprise des dernieres compagnies et dernieres Rixke Rail s Archives rixke tassignon be in French Retrieved 16 December 2017 Baxter Bertram 1977 Baxter David ed British Locomotive Catalogue 1825 1923 Volume 1 General Summary and Index of Locomotive Owning Companies Hartington Derbyshire Moorland Publishing Company ISBN 0 903485 50 8 Baxter Bertram 1978 Baxter David ed British Locomotive Catalogue 1825 1923 Volume 2A London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies Ashbourne Derbyshire Moorland Publishing Company ISBN 0 903485 51 6 Baxter Bertram 1982 Baxter David ed British Locomotive Catalogue 1825 1923 volume 3B Lancashire amp Yorkshire Railway and its constituent companies Ashbourne Moorland Publishing ISBN 0 903485 85 0 OCLC 60038836 OL 25432143M Casserley H C amp Johnston Stuart W 1974 1966 Locomotives at the Grouping 3 London Midland and Scottish Railway Shepperton Surrey Ian Allan ISBN 0 7110 0554 0 Nock O S 1952 The Premier Line The Story of London amp North Western Locomotives London Ian Allan Ltd Trevena Arthur 1981 Trains in Trouble Vol 2 Redruth Atlantic Books ISBN 0 906899 03 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LNWR DX Goods class amp oldid 1128976362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
