LNWR 1400 Class

LNWR 1400 Class
“Bill Baileys”

300px No. 1400 in photographic grey livery

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer F. W. Webb Builder Crewe Works Serial number 4365, 4376–4384, 4420–4439 Build date 1903–1905 Total produced 30

Specifications Configuration 4-6-0 UIC class 2′C n4v Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia Driver diameter 5 ft 3 in (1.600 m) Loco weight 60 long tons (61 t) Heating surface 1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2) Cylinders Four, compound; HP outside, LP inside High-pressure cylinder size 15 in × 24 in (381 mm × 610 mm) Low-pressure cylinder size

Career Operators London and North Western Railway Nicknames Bill Baileys Scrapped Nov 1913 – Mar 1921 Disposition All scrapped

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) 1400 Class, commonly known as Bill Baileys after the popular little music hall number "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey", was a class of 30 4-cylinder 4-6-0 compound locomotives. Essentially a Class B compound 0-8-0 with different wheel arrangement. 30 were built starting in 1903, intended for a mixed traffic role. The first was withdrawn in 1913, with several more following during the First World War, cannibalised to keep Class Bs running. None survived to the grouping of 1923; the last was withdrawn in 1921.

References

• http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/GoodsLocos/Loco09.php