LNWR 18in Goods Class

LNWR 18-inch Goods (“Cauliflower”)
A photo of 1382 in photographic grey livery, as built.
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Francis Webb Builder Crewe Works Serial number 2379, 2576–2584, 2926–2935, 3002–3011, 3272–3281, 3536–3545, 3561–3570, 3576–3595, 3616–3655, 3706–3715, 3786–3805, 3908–3927, 3956–3965, 3985–3994, 4005–4024, 4035–4044, 4065–4124, 4145–4154, 4165–4174, 4215–4224 Build date June 1880 – May 1902 Total produced 310
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.588 m) Wheelbase   ​  • Axle spacing (Asymmetrical) 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) + 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)  • Drivers 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) Loco weight 35 long tons (36 t) Boiler pressure 150 lbf/in2 (1,030 kPa; 10.5 kgf/cm2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Joy
Performance figures Tractive effort 15,865 lbf (70.57 kN)
Career Operators London and North Western Railway London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways Power class 2F Nicknames Cauliflowers Withdrawn 1922–1955 Disposition All scrapped

The LNWR 18-inch Goods was a class of 310 0-6-0 freight steam locomotives built by the London and North Western Railway at their Crewe Works between 1880 and 1902.^[1]

They were also known officially as the Express Goods 5 ft 0in, and unofficially as the Crested Goods or Cauliflower Class, due to the application of the large LNWR crest on the middle splasher in the original livery.^[2]