| LNWR Class C | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Designer: | George Whale |
| Rebuilder: | Crewe Works |
| Numberrebuilt: | 15 from Class A |
| Whytetype: | 0-8-0 |
| Uicclass: | D n2 |
| Driverdiameter: | 4feet |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Boilerpressure: | 1752NaN2 |
| Totalsurface: | 1489square feet |
| Cylindercount: | 2 inside |
| Cylindersize: | 19.5inches×24inchesin (×in) |
| Operator: | London and North Western Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Rebuilddate: | 1904–06 |
| Disposition: | 5 rebuilt to Class G1 1925–27; 10 scrapped 1927–32 |
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class C was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. They were two cylinder simple expansion rebuilds of the three-cylinder Class A designed by F.W. Webb. Fifteen Class As were converted to Class C between 1904 and 1906 by George Whale.
See main article: LNWR Class C1. The Class A boilers proved inadequate for the 19½ inch bore cylinders of the Class C so the next 34 Class A conversions were to Class C1 with 18½ inch bore cylinders.[1]
All passed into LMS ownership in 1923, and the LMS allocated them the numbers 8953-67, though not all were applied before withdrawal.
The LMS rebuilt five of the Class Cs (LMS Nos 8953/4/62/4/6) to Class G1 between 1925 and 1927.
The remaining 10 engines were withdrawn between 1927 and 1932. None were preserved.
. Edward Talbot (railway historian). The London & North Western Railway Eight-Coupled Goods Engines.
. Willie. Yeadon. Willie Yeadon. Yeadon's Compendium of LNWR Locomotives Vol 2 Goods Tender Engines.