Furness Railway 115 class
Furness Railway 115 class
Type and origin |
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Power type |
Steam |
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Designer |
David Rutherford |
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Builder |
Kitson and Company |
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Serial number |
5292–5296 |
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Build date |
1920-1921 |
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Total produced |
5 |
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Career |
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Operators |
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Class |
FR: 115 |
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Power class |
LMS: 3P |
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Numbers |
- FR: 115-119
- LMS: 11100–11104
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Withdrawn |
1934–1940 |
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Disposition |
All scrapped |
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The Furness Railway 115 class was a class of five 4-6-4 (or Baltic) tank locomotives of the Furness Railway. They were designed by David Rutherford[1] and built by Kitson and Company in 1920-1921. They were nicknamed "Jumbos" and the author Bob Rush gave them the unofficial classification N1. Their main duty was to haul express passenger trains between Carnforth and Whitehaven.[2]
They were the only Baltic tank locomotives in Britain with inside cylinders, and the only ones to lack a superheater.
LMS ownership
All five passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the Grouping in 1923. The LMS gave them the classification 3P. All were withdrawn between 1934 and 1940 and none are preserved.
Numbering
Table of locomotives
Date new |
FR number |
LMS number |
Date Withdrawn |
1920 |
115 |
11100 |
000000001935-07-01-0000July 1935 |
1920 |
116 |
11101 |
000000001935-07-01-0000July 1935 |
1920 |
117 |
11102 |
000000001934-11-01-0000November 1934 |
1920 |
118 |
11103 |
1940 |
1921 |
119 |
11104 |
000000001935-05-01-0000May 1935 |
See also
References
- Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David, ed. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company.
- Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.
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