The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Waterloo Class was a class of steam locomotives that was also known as the Whitworth Class.
History The locomotives were introduced by F. W. Webb in 1889 as replacements for the Samson class, and 90 examples were built up to 1896.
The LNWR reused numbers and names from withdrawn locomotives, with the result that the numbering system was completely haphazard.
Withdrawals had started in 1907, following George Whale's succession of Francis Webb in 1903 and the introduction of Whale's stronger Precursor and Experiment tender engines. Thirty locomotives passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the 1923 grouping. They were given the power classification 1P, and renumbered 5080–5109. In addition, four other members of the class survived in departmental service.
The last Waterloo was withdrawn in 1936. None were preserved.
Accidents and incidents
On 22 December 1894, a gust of wind blew a wagon into a rake of wagons at , Cheshire. They were derailed and fouled the main line. Locomotive No. 418 Zygia was one of two hauling an express passenger train that collided with the wagons and was derailed. Fourteen people were killed and 48 were injured. On 15 August 1895, locomotive No. 2159 Shark was one of two locomotives hauling an express passenger train that derailed at , Lancashire due to excessive speed on a curve. One person was killed.
List of locomotives +List of LNWR Waterloo class locomotives LNWRNo. LNWR Name CreweWorksNo. Date built LMSNo. Date scrapped Notes 748 Waterloo 3112 5080 1045 Whitworth 3113 5081 LMS number not applied 731 Croxteth 3114 — 830 Trent 3115 — 733 Chimera 3116 5082 814 Henrietta 3117 5083 738 Terrier 3118 — 419 Zillah 3119 — 635 Zamiel 3120 — 758 Hardman 3121 — 632 Ostrich 3122 — 231 Firefly 3123 — 828 Tubal 3124 — 642 Bee 3125 5084 901 Hero 3126 5085 35 Talisman 3127 — 36 Thalaba 3128 — 444 Typhoon 3129 — 468 Wildfire 3130 5086 Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1923 as Engineer Northampton; withdrawn December 1927. 604 Narcissus 3131 5087 736 Memnon 3132 — 735 Charon 3133 5088 757 Banshee 3134 — 633 Samson 3135 — 821 Diomed 3136 — 81 Greystoke 3137 — 829 Turk 3138 — 934 North Star 3139 5089 752 Glowworm 3140 — 479 Mastodon 3141 — 634 Ellesmere 3354 5091 485 Euxine 3355 — To duplicate list as 3760 in 1921, to Civil Engineer's Dept as Engineer South Wales; withdrawn January 1932. 724 Eden 3356 — 763 Violet 3357 5092 764 Shap 3358 5093 819 Puck 3359 — 742 Spitfire 3360 — Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1921 as Engineer Liverpool; withdrawn October 1932. 285 Phalaris 3361 — 418 Zygia 3362 — 124 Marquis Douro 3363 5090 628 Tartarus 3365 5095 445 Ixion 3366 — 817 Constance 3367 5096 609 The Earl of Chester 3368 5094 Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1923 as Engineer Walsall 739 Sutherland 3369 — Renamed Ostrich in 1913 636 Eclipse 3370 — 935 Planet 3371 — 902 Onyx 3372 — 832 Sanspareil 3373 — 446 Siren 3374 — 434 3375 — 805 Caliban 3376 — 824 Adelaide 3377 5097 1162 Saddleback 3378 — 2150 Atlas 3379 — 2153 Isis 3380 — 795 Falstaff 3381 — 469 3382 — 486 Skiddaw 3383 5098 792 Theorem 3384 5099 Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1923 as Engineer (spare engine); withdrawn July 1932. 737 Roberts 3441 5100 Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1924 as Engineer Lancaster; withdrawn 1935 404 Zophyrus 3442 — 2154 Loadstone 3443 — 2159 Shark 3444 — 793 Martin 3445 5101 Transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1923 as Engineer Watford; withdrawn April 1936 2152 Sybil 3446 — 90 Luck of Edenhall 3447 — 401 Zeno 3448 — 1168 Cuckoo 3449 5102 746 Castor 3450 — 263 Pheasant 3451 — 794 Woodlark 3452 5104 2158 Sister Dora 3453 5105 Originally named Serpent 732 Hecla 3454 5103 2155 Liver 3455 — 2156 Sphinx 3456 — To duplicate list as 3488 in 1914, transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1914 as Engineer Manchester; withdrawn October 1927. 852 Kestrel 3457 — 1163 John O’Gaunt 3458 — 1164 Odin 3459 — 995 Medea 3460 — 209 Petrel 3461 — To duplicate list as 3496 in 1914, transferred to Civil Engineer's Dept in 1914 as Engineer Crewe, to Engineer South Wales in 1932; withdrawn August 1933 487 John O’Groat 3462 — 773 Centaur 3463 5106 424 Sirius 3464 5107 2151 Baltic 3465 — 885 Vampire 3466 — 1166 Wyre 3467 5108 414 Prospero 3468 — 2157 Unicorn 3469 5109 631 Hotspur 3470 —
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