| LNWR Special Tank |
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Crewe Works shunter No. 3323 still carrying its LNWR number in May 1948 |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | John Ramsbottom |
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| Builder | Crewe Works |
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| Serial number | 1310–1319, 1330–1339, 1434–1463, 1562–1581, 1702–1721, 1822–1841, 1942–1961, 2024–2033, 2094–2113, 2154–2213, 2289–2308, 2339-2358 |
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| Build date | 1870–1880 |
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| Total produced | 278 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0ST |
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| • UIC | C n2t |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Driver dia. | 4 ft 3 in (1.295 m) + 2+1⁄2 inches (64 mm) tyres |
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| Wheelbase | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
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| Loco weight | 34 long tons (35 t) |
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| Fuel capacity | 1.5 long tons (1.5 t) |
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| Water cap. | 600 imperial gallons (2,700 L; 720 US gal) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 15 sq ft (1.4 m2) |
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| Boiler pressure | 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa) |
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| Heating surface | 1,068.8 sq ft (99.29 m2) |
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| Cylinders | Two, inside |
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| Cylinder size | 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) |
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The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Special Tank was a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive. 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
- No. 3323 (né 2322 May 1878), a shunter at Crewe Works.
No members of the class remain under preservation, as all were scrapped.
