Invention and Engineering

LNWR Class G1

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G1 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. It was a superheated version of the LNWR Class G with 8 inch piston valves. The prototype was rebuilt in 1912 from No. 2653 of Class G and a further 170 new locomotives were built between 1912 and 1918. In addition, 277 older locomotives and a Class G2A locomotive were rebuilt to the G1 specification between 1917 and 1934.

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• ▸Hydraulics
• ▸Cottonwood Limestone
• ▸Automation

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