LNWR Claughton Class

No. 2222 Sir Gilbert Claughton in photographic grey

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Bowen Cooke
Builder	Crewe Works
Serial number	5117, 5138–5146, 5227–5246, 5267–5296, 5502–5571
Build date	1913–1921
Total produced	130

Specifications
Configuration	4-6-0
UIC class	2′C h4
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 3 in (0.991 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 9 in (2.057 m)
Loco weight	77.75 long tons (79.00 t)
Boiler pressure	175 lbf/in² (1.21 MPa) 200 lbf/in² (1.38 MPa) †‡
Heating surface	2,232 sq ft (207.4 square metres)
Superheater	Schmidt
Cylinders	Four
Cylinder size	15 ³⁄₄ in × 26 in (400 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts Beardmore-Caprotti ‡

Performance figures
Tractive effort	27,072 lbf (120.42 kN) 29,570 lbf (131.53 kN) †‡

Career
Operators	London and North Western Railway → London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Power class	LMS: 5P, 5XP ‡†
Withdrawn	1929–1949
Disposition	All scrapped

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Claughton Class was a class of 4-cylinder express passenger 4-6-0 steam locomotives.

History

The locomotives were introduced in 1913, the first of the class No. 2222 was named in honour of Sir Gilbert Claughton, who was the Chairman of the LNWR at that time. A total of 130 were built, all at Crewe works up to 1921. Author Brian Reed points out that weight restrictions and equipment limitations at Crewe limited the size of the boiler, hence engine power. Cylinder design and valve events were not optimal, so the Claughton Class was a mediocre performer on the track. ^[1]

The LNWR reused numbers and names from withdrawn locomotives, with the result that the numbering was completely haphazard. An exception was made for the LNWR's war memorial locomotive, 1920 - built Patriot, which acquired the number 1914 from a Renown Class locomotive. The LMS renumbered them into the more logical series 5900–6029, no. 1914 becoming 5964.^[2] Twenty were rebuilt by the LMS with larger boilers, and ten of these had Caprotti valve gear. Twelve others were rebuilt as the initial engines of the LMS Patriot Class, though not much material was reused.

LMS No. 5986 c.1928, with enlarged boiler

From 1927 with the introduction of the LMS Royal Scot Class, the Claughtons' main work had been taken away and many were transferred to the Midland Division. At the end of 1937, all but four, nos. 5946, 6004, 6017 and 6023, had been withdrawn. These were retained in service until further repair became unworthwhile; three of them were withdrawn in 1940–41, leaving no. 6004 which was regularly used to haul fitted freight trains between London and Edge Hill, becoming increasingly dirty.^[3] Inherited by British Railways in 1948, it was allocated the BR number 46004 but was withdrawn in 1949 without it being applied. None were preserved.

Accidents and incidents

On 12 February 1929, locomotive No. 5977 was hauling an express passenger train that was in a head-on collision with a freight train at Doe Hill station, Derbyshire. Two people were killed.^[4]
On 6 March 1930, locomotive No. 5971 was hauling a passenger train that departed from Culgaith station, Cumberland against signals. It subsequently collided with a ballast train at Langwathby. Two people were killed and four were seriously injured.^[5]
On 13 March 1935, locomotive No. 5946 was hauling an express freight train which stopped in the section between Nash Mills and King's Langley signalboxes, Hertfordshire due to an engine defect. A milk train was in a head-on collision with it due to a signalman's error. Two other freight trains collide with the wreckage. One person was killed.^[6]

Details

LNWR No.	Crewe Works No.	LMS No.	Date built	Name	Date Named	Date with- drawn	Notes
2222	5117	5900	000000001913-01-01-0000January 1913	Sir Gilbert Claughton	From new	000000001935-03-01-0000March 1935
1161	5138	5901	000000001913-05-01-0000May 1913	Sir Robert Turnbull	From new	000000001933-05-01-0000May 1933
1191	5139	5902	000000001913-05-01-0000May 1913	Sir Frank Ree	From new	000000001930-11-01-0000November 1930
1319	5140	5907	000000001913-05-01-0000May 1913	Sir Frederick Harrison	From new	000000001933-01-01-0000January 1933
1327	5141	5908	000000001913-05-01-0000May 1913	Alfred Fletcher	From new	000000001936-09-01-0000September 1936	‡
21	5142	5903	000000001913-06-01-0000June 1913	Duke of Sutherland	From new	000000001933-04-01-0000April 1933
163	5143	5904	000000001913-06-01-0000June 1913	Holland Hibbert	From new	000000001934-12-01-0000December 1934
650	5144	5905	000000001913-06-01-0000June 1913	Lord Rathmore	From new	000000001933-02-01-0000February 1933
1159	5145	5906	000000001913-07-01-0000July 1913	Ralph Brocklebank	From new	000000001937-02-01-0000February 1937	†
2046	5146	5909	000000001913-06-01-0000June 1913	Charles N. Lawrence	From new	000000001935-02-01-0000February 1935
250	5227	5910	000000001914-08-01-0000August 1914	J. A. Bright	From new	000000001937-04-01-0000April 1937	†
260	5228	5911	000000001914-08-01-0000August 1914	W. E. Dorrington	From new	000000001934-03-01-0000March 1934
1131	5229	5912	000000001914-08-01-0000August 1914	Lord Faber	From new	000000001935-02-01-0000February 1935
1429	5230	5913	000000001914-09-01-0000September 1914	Colonel Lockwood	From new	000000001934-08-01-0000August 1934
2239	5231	5918	000000001914-09-01-0000September 1914	Frederick Baynes	From new	000000001935-03-01-0000March 1935
209	5232	5914	000000001914-09-01-0000September 1914	J. Bruce Ismay	From new	000000001934-12-01-0000December 1934
668	5233	5915	000000001914-09-01-0000September 1914	Rupert Guinness	From new	000000001934-11-01-0000November 1934
856	5234	5916	000000001914-09-01-0000September 1914	E. Tootal Broadhurst	From new	000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932
1567	5235	5917	000000001914-10-01-0000October 1914	Charles J. Cropper	From new	000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934
2401	5236	5919	000000001914-10-01-0000October 1914	Lord Kitchener	From new	000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934
511	5337	5920	000000001916-07-01-0000July 1916	George Macpherson	From new	000000001935-04-01-0000April 1935
695	5338	5921	000000001916-07-01-0000July 1916	Sir Arthur Lawley	From new	000000001934-11-01-0000November 1934
968	5239	5922	000000001916-07-01-0000July 1916	Lord Kenyon	From new	000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934
1093	5340	5923	000000001916-07-01-0000July 1916	Guy Calthrop	From new	000000001935-06-01-0000June 1935	Sir Guy Calthrop from March 1919
1345	5341	5924	000000001916-08-01-0000August 1916	James Bishop	From new	000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934
2174	5342	5925	000000001916-08-01-0000August 1916	E. C. Trench	From new	000000001933-05-01-0000May 1933
2204	5343	5926	000000001916-08-01-0000August 1916	Sir Herbert Walker K.C.B.	From new	000000001933-01-01-0000January 1933
2221	5344	5927	000000001916-08-01-0000August 1916	Sir Francis Dent	From new	000000001936-12-01-0000December 1936	‡
2338	5345	5928	000000001916-08-01-0000August 1916	Charles H. Dent	From new	000000001934-01-01-0000January 1934
2395	5346	5929	000000001916-09-01-0000September 1916	J. A. F. Aspinall	From new	000000001935-03-01-0000March 1935
37	5367	5930	000000001917-02-01-0000February 1917	G. R. Jebb	From new	000000001934-10-01-0000October 1934
154	5368	5931	000000001917-03-01-0000March 1917	Captain Fryatt	From new	000000001934-03-01-0000March 1934
155	5369	5932	000000001917-03-01-0000March 1917	I. T. Williams	From new	000000001935-04-01-0000April 1935	Sir Thomas Williams from December 1919
162	5370	5933	000000001917-03-01-0000March 1917			000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932
186	5371	5934	000000001917-03-01-0000March 1917			000000001935-01-01-0000January 1935
713	5372	5935	000000001917-03-01-0000March 1917			000000001933-02-01-0000February 1933
1334	5373	5936	000000001917-04-01-0000April 1917			000000001932-08-01-0000August 1932
2042	5374	5937	000000001917-04-01-0000April 1917			000000001934-11-01-0000November 1934
2097	5375	5938	000000001917-04-01-0000April 1917			000000001935-02-01-0000February 1935
2230	5376	5939	000000001917-05-01-0000May 1917	Clio	000000001922-07-01-0000July 1922	000000001935-06-01-0000June 1935
1019	5377	5940	000000001917-05-01-0000May 1917	Columbus	000000001922-02-01-0000February 1922	000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934
1355	5378	5941	000000001917-05-01-0000May 1917			000000001934-08-01-0000August 1934
2366	5379	5942	000000001917-05-01-0000May 1917			000000001932-08-01-0000August 1932
2373	5980	5943	000000001917-05-01-0000May 1917	Tennyson	000000001922-01-01-0000January 1922	000000001934-08-01-0000August 1934
2411	5381	5944	000000001917-06-01-0000June 1917			000000001933-02-01-0000February 1933
2420	5382	5945	000000001917-06-01-0000June 1917	Ingestre	000000001923-01-01-0000January 1923	000000001934-04-01-0000April 1934
2427	5383	5946	000000001917-06-01-0000June 1917	Duke of Connaught	000000001922-01-01-0000January 1922	000000001941-02-01-0000February 1941	‡
2431	5384	5947	000000001917-06-01-0000June 1917			000000001935-02-01-0000February 1935
2445	5385	5948	000000001917-07-01-0000July 1917	Baltic	000000001923-03-01-0000March 1923	000000001937-04-01-0000April 1937	‡
2450	5386	5949	000000001917-07-01-0000July 1917			000000001932-08-01-0000August 1932
116	5387	5950	000000001917-07-01-0000July 1917			000000001934-10-01-0000October 1934
159	5388	5951	000000001917-08-01-0000August 1917			000000001935-10-01-0000October 1935
171	5389	5952	000000001917-08-01-0000August 1917			000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932
986	5390	5953	000000001917-08-01-0000August 1917	Buckingham	000000001922-03-01-0000March 1922	000000001936-09-01-0000September 1936	†
1085	5391	5954	000000001917-08-01-0000August 1917			000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932
1103	5392	5955	000000001917-09-01-0000September 1917			000000001935-05-01-0000May 1935
2122	5393	5956	000000001917-09-01-0000September 1917			000000001934-03-01-0000March 1934
2368	5394	5957	000000001917-09-01-0000September 1917			000000001936-02-01-0000February 1936	‡
2416	5395	5958	000000001917-09-01-0000September 1917			000000001932-10-01-0000October 1932
2426	5396	5959	000000001917-10-01-0000October 1917			000000001932-06-01-0000June 1932
1914	5502	5964	000000001920-01-01-0000January 1920	Patriot In memory of the Fallen LNWR Employees 1914-1919	From new	000000001935-05-01-0000May 1935
69	5503	5960	000000001920-01-01-0000January 1920			000000001934-03-01-0000March 1934
178	5504	5961	000000001920-01-01-0000January 1920			000000001934-10-01-0000October 1934
194	5505	5962	000000001920-01-01-0000January 1920			000000001935-12-01-0000December 1935	‡
972	5506	5963	000000001920-01-01-0000January 1920			000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932
1177	5507	5966	000000001920-01-01-0000January 1920	Bunsen	000000001922-03-01-0000March 1922	000000001932-10-01-0000October 1932
2179	5508	5969	000000001920-01-01-0000January 1920			000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934
2499	5509	5970	000000001920-02-01-0000February 1920	Patience	000000001922-08-01-0000August 1922	000000001935-12-01-0000December 1935	†
2511	5510	5971	000000001920-02-01-0000February 1920	Croxteth	000000001923-01-01-0000January 1923	000000001930-12-01-0000December 1930
1599	5511	5968	000000001920-02-01-0000February 1920	John O’Groat	000000001922-08-01-0000August 1922	000000001935-01-01-0000January 1935
484	5512	5965	000000001920-02-01-0000February 1920			000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934
1407	5513	5967	000000001920-02-01-0000February 1920	L./Cpl. J. A. Christie, V.C.	000000001922-02-01-0000February 1922	000000001934-11-01-0000November 1934
1726	5514	5972	000000001920-03-01-0000March 1920			000000001937-05-01-0000May 1937	†
1741	5515	5973	000000001920-03-01-0000March 1920			000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932
1747	5516	5974	000000001920-03-01-0000March 1920			000000001932-08-01-0000August 1932
2035	5517	5976	000000001920-03-01-0000March 1920	Private E. Sykes, V.C.	000000001922-02-01-0000February 1922	000000001935-03-01-0000March 1935	Name transferred to 6015 in April 1926
2083	5518	5977	000000001920-03-01-0000March 1920			000000001929-04-01-0000April 1929	Locomotive badly damaged in head-on collision near Doe Hill station on 12 February 1929.^[7]
2231	5519	5978	000000001920-03-01-0000March 1920			000000001934-05-01-0000May 1934
2268	5520	5979	000000001920-03-01-0000March 1920	Frobisher	000000001922-08-01-0000August 1922	000000001934-04-01-0000April 1934
12	5521	5975	000000001920-04-01-0000April 1920	Talisman	000000001923-01-01-0000January 1923	000000001937-05-01-0000May 1937	‡
85	5522	5980	000000001920-04-01-0000April 1920			000000001935-01-01-0000January 1935
98	5523	5981	000000001920-04-01-0000April 1920			000000001934-06-01-0000June 1934
103	5524	5982	000000001920-04-01-0000April 1920			000000001932-11-01-0000November 1932
201	5525	5983	000000001920-04-01-0000April 1920			000000001932-10-01-0000October 1932
499	5526	5984	000000001920-05-01-0000May 1920			000000001935-10-01-0000October 1935
808	5527	5985	000000001920-05-01-0000May 1920			000000001932-06-01-0000June 1932
1092	5528	5986	000000001920-05-01-0000May 1920			000000001935-11-01-0000November 1935	†
1096	5529	5987	000000001920-05-01-0000May 1920			000000001932-08-01-0000August 1932
1097	5530	5988	000000001920-05-01-0000May 1920	Private W. Wood, V.C.	000000001922-02-01-0000February 1922	000000001935-05-01-0000May 1935	Name transferred to 6018 in April 1926
1133	5531	5989	000000001920-05-01-0000May 1920			000000001934-11-01-0000November 1934
2059	5532	5991	000000001920-05-01-0000May 1920	C. J. Bowen-Cooke	000000001920-10-01-0000October 1920	000000001935-02-01-0000February 1935
1326	5533	5990	000000001920-06-01-0000June 1920			000000001935-04-01-0000April 1935
2090	5534	5992	000000001920-06-01-0000June 1920			000000001932-10-01-0000October 1932
2095	5535	5993	000000001920-06-01-0000June 1920			000000001936-05-01-0000May 1936	†
2101	5536	5998	000000001920-06-01-0000June 1920			000000001934-08-01-0000August 1934
6	5537	5994	000000001920-06-01-0000June 1920			000000001935-06-01-0000June 1935
8	5538	5995	000000001920-06-01-0000June 1920			000000001935-06-01-0000June 1935
10	5539	5996	000000001920-07-01-0000July 1920			000000001933-02-01-0000February 1933
11	5540	5997	000000001920-07-01-0000July 1920			000000001933-03-01-0000March 1933
13	5541	5999	000000001920-07-01-0000July 1920	Vindictive	000000001922-07-01-0000July 1922	000000001937-06-01-0000June 1937	† Renumbered 2430 in October 1922. Name removed in August 1936.
15	5542	6000	000000001920-06-01-0000June 1920			000000001933-03-01-0000March 1933
23	5543	6001	000000001920-08-01-0000August 1920			000000001934-10-01-0000October 1934
30	5544	6002	000000001920-08-01-0000August 1920	Thalaba	000000001922-12-01-0000December 1922	000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934	.
32	5545	6003	000000001920-08-01-0000August 1920			000000001934-10-01-0000October 1934
42	5546	6004	000000001920-08-01-0000August 1920	Princess Louise	000000001922-02-01-0000February 1922	000000001949-04-01-0000April 1949	† Name removed in June 1935
36	5547	6005	000000001920-08-01-0000August 1920			000000001932-08-01-0000August 1932
68	5548	6006	000000001920-08-01-0000August 1920			000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932
102	5549	6007	000000001920-08-01-0000August 1920			000000001934-10-01-0000October 1934
110	5550	6008	000000001920-09-01-0000September 1920	Lady Godiva	000000001923-05-01-0000May 1923	000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932
119	5551	6009	000000001920-09-01-0000September 1920			000000001934-12-01-0000December 1934
149	5552	6010	000000001921-03-01-0000March 1921			000000001932-08-01-0000August 1932
150	5553	6011	000000001921-03-01-0000March 1921	Illustrious	000000001923-05-01-0000May 1923	000000001933-02-01-0000February 1933
152	5554	6012	000000001921-03-01-0000March 1921			000000001932-08-01-0000August 1932
156	5555	6013	000000001921-03-01-0000March 1921			000000001936-03-01-0000March 1936	‡
157	5556	6014	000000001921-04-01-0000April 1921			000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934
158	5557	6015	000000001921-04-01-0000April 1921	Private E. Sykes, V.C.	000000001923-04-01-0000April 1923	000000001933-03-01-0000March 1933	Name transferred from 5976
161	5558	6016	000000001921-04-01-0000April 1921			000000001935-01-01-0000January 1935
169	5559	6017	000000001921-04-01-0000April 1921	Breadalbane	000000001923-03-01-0000March 1923	000000001940-10-01-0000October 1940	†
179	5560	6018	000000001921-04-01-0000April 1921	Private W. Wood, V.C.	000000001926-04-01-0000April 1926	000000001933-02-01-0000February 1933	Name transferred from 5988
180	5561	6019	000000001921-04-01-0000April 1921	Llewellyn	000000001923-04-01-0000April 1923	000000001934-12-01-0000December 1934
183	5562	6020	000000001921-05-01-0000May 1921			000000001935-07-01-0000July 1935
192	5563	6021	000000001921-05-01-0000May 1921	Bevere	000000001923-07-01-0000July 1923	000000001934-02-01-0000February 1934
205	5564	6022	000000001921-05-01-0000May 1921			000000001933-01-01-0000January 1933
207	5565	6023	000000001921-05-01-0000May 1921	Sir Charles Cust	000000001921-12-01-0000December 1921	000000001941-07-01-0000July 1941	‡
208	5566	6024	000000001921-05-01-0000May 1921			000000001935-03-01-0000March 1935
210	5567	6025	000000001921-05-01-0000May 1921			000000001935-08-01-0000August 1935
211	5568	6026	000000001921-06-01-0000June 1921			000000001932-12-01-0000December 1932
517	5569	6027	000000001921-06-01-0000June 1921			000000001933-01-01-0000January 1933
1216	5570	6028	000000001921-06-01-0000June 1921			000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934
1220	5571	6029	000000001921-06-01-0000June 1921			000000001935-12-01-0000December 1935	‡

† Locomotives fitted with larger boilers from 1928.
‡ Locomotives fitted with Caprotti valve gear and larger boilers from 1928.

References

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↑ Reed, Brian, 1970, Locomotives - A Picture History, p58
↑ Casserley & Johnston 1974, p. 70
↑ Toms, Essery & James 2006, pp. 57–58
↑ Earnshaw 1991, p. 22
↑ Hall 1990, p. 95
↑ Hall 1990, p. 99
↑ "Details of accident at Doe Hill" (PDF).

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