LNWR Class G2

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LNWR Class G2
LMS No. 9447 in photographic grey livery
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Beames Build date 1921-1922 Total produced 60
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-8-0  • UIC D h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.359 m) Loco weight 62 long tons 0 cwt (138,900 lb or 63 t) Total weight 102 long tons 16 cwt (230,300 lb or 104.4 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t) Water cap. 3,000 imp gal (14,000 L; 3,600 US gal) Boiler pressure 175 psi (1.21 MPa) Cylinders 2 inside Cylinder size 20.5 in × 24 in (521 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Joy Valve type Piston valves Loco brake Steam Train brakes Vacuum
Performance figures Tractive effort 28,040 lbf (124.73 kN)
Career Operators LNWR » LMS » BR Power class BR, 7F Nicknames Super D Withdrawn 1959-1964 Disposition 1 preserved, remainder scrapped

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G2 is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. 60 were built at Crewe Works in 1921–1922. Uniquely amongst classes of LNWR 8-coupled tender engines, they were not rebuilt from or into other classes. Somewhat confusingly, the LNWR Class G2a is sometimes considered a subclass, but not in this article. They were classified by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) as 5, from 1928 7F.