LNWR 1185 Class

The LNWR 1185 Class was a class of 0-8-2T steam tank locomotives designed by Charles Bowen-Cooke and introduced in 1911. They passed into LMS ownership in 1923 and 8 survived to British Railways ownership in 1948. British Railways numbers were 47875-47896 (with gaps).

Career 30 engines, designed under the supervision of C J Bowen-Cooke, and built at Crewe during 1911–1917. Intended for duties formerly needing two locomotives. Essentially a tank version of the G class 0-8-0s. When introduced they had the then new style of letters for the company's initials on the tank sides. They were fitted with saturated "Precursor" class boilers with lagged ends, round-top fireboxes, and sloping coal bunkers.The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review, 15 January 1912 The main wheels were coupled by three overlapping rods and the third pair of wheels were flangeless. Lever actuated Joy reversing gear appeared in-lieu of the normal Ramsbottom screw system. The earlier engines initially had slender tapered Cooke buffers but these were replaced by those of standard Webb pattern: The latter type was fitted from new on later engines. Braking was by steam, but vacuum brakes were provided to operate fitted or passenger stock if required.

+LNWR/LMS stock list LNWR No. Crewe Works No. Build date LMS No.LMS numbers were applied piecemeal during 1925–1928 but not in the same sequence as construction. Withdrawn Notes 1185 5040 7870 1665 5041 7872 1548The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review, 15 March 1912 5042 7871 Briefly No. 1790. 289The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review, 15 February 1912 5043 7873 1163 5044 7874 1494 5045 7875 1592 5046 7876 1659 5047 7877 Only these engines ever carried their post-1947 numbers [adding 40000 to those of the LMS]. 1663 5048 7878 2013 5049 7879 58 5247 7882 482 5248 7880 563 5249 7881 736 5250 7883 1090 5251 7884 1124 5252 7885 1414 5253 7886 1514 5254 7887 1515 5255 7888 2277 5256 7889 24 5357 7890 92 5358 7891 714 5359 7892 1291 5360 7893 1331 5361 7894 2105 5362 7895 2294 5363 7896 2341 5364 7897 2348 5365 7898 2391 5366 7899

During the Depression years many of the class spent time in store for want of work and almost half were scrapped. Ten, however, survived to be taken into nationalised stock at the start of 1948.

No. 1090, as BR No. 47884, achieved the highest calculated service mileage of . Others ran (No. 47896), (No. 47877), (No. 47881) and (No. 7885).

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LNWR 1185 Class

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