0-6-0ST 'Special Tank' LNWR Profile and Models
3323 at Crewe Works in May 1948. ©Ben Brooksbank
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The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Special Tank was a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotives. They were a saddle tank version of the LNWR DX Goods class. A total of 278 locomotives were built from 1870 onwards, of which five survived to be inherited by British Railways in 1948. These five were in departmental stock: four – numbered 3 (né 317), 6, 7 (2329) and 8 Earlstown (2359) – as Carriage Department shunters at Wolverton Works; and No. 3323 (né 2322 May 1878), a shunter at Crewe Works. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
Crewe Works |
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Build Date |
1870 to 1880 |
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Total Built |
278 |
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Tractive Effort |
Unknown |
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Wheel Configuration |
0-6-0ST |
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Operated By |
London & North Western Railway London, Midland & Scottish Railway British Railways |
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Main Duties |
Shunting |
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In Service Until |
1958 |
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Surviving Examples |
0 |
Products awaiting categorisation
| Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | GEM |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
LNWR060 View |
LNWR 'Crewe Special' 0-6-0ST kit | Awaiting Categorisation |
| O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | Ixion Models |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
IX1GR View |
Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST No2 "Hawkesbury" in Lined Red | Awaiting Categorisation |