LNWR Class C

The London and North Western Railway Class C was a class of steam locomotives. They were two cylinder simple expansion rebuilds of the three-cylinder Class A designed by F.W. Webb. Fifteen Class As were converted to Class C between 1904 and 1906 by George Whale.

Class C1

The Class A boilers proved inadequate for the 19½ inch bore cylinders of the Class C so the next 34 Class A conversions were to Class C1 with 18½ inch bore cylinders.

Numbering

All passed into LMS ownership in 1923, and the LMS allocated them the numbers 8953-67, though not all were applied before withdrawal.

Rebuilding

The LMS rebuilt five of the Class Cs to Class G1 between 1925 and 1927.

Withdrawal

The remaining 10 engines were withdrawn between 1927 and 1932. None were preserved.