LNWR Class C1

LNWR Class C1
No. 2550 in photographic grey livery
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerCharles Bowen Cooke
RebuilderCrewe Works
Rebuild date1909–12
Number rebuilt34 from Class A
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-8-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 5.5 in (1.359 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Heating surface1,489 sq ft (138.3 m2)
Cylinders2 inside
Cylinder size18+12 in × 24 in (470 mm × 610 mm)
Career
OperatorsLondon and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
ClassC1
Power classLMS: 4F to 1928, then 3F
Number in class34
Withdrawn1927–33
DispositionAll scrapped

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class C1 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. 34 were rebuilt by Charles Bowen Cooke from Class A 3-cylinder compounds between 1909 and 1912.