LNWR Renown Class

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Renown Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives. They were rebuilds of F.W. Webb's 4-cylinder compounds of the Jubilee and Alfred the Great classes into 2-cylinder simple engines by George Whale, later continued by Charles Bowen-Cooke.

LNWR Renown Class
No. 1918 Renown in photographic grey livery
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer George Whale Builder LNWR Crewe Works Build date 1897–1903 Rebuild date 1908–1924 Number rebuilt 70
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0  • UIC 2′B Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 7 ft 1 in (2.159 m) Loco weight 56.00 long tons (56.90 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 18.5 in × 24 in (470 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Joy
Performance figures Tractive effort 16,428 lbf (73.1 kN)
Career Operators London and North Western Railway → London, Midland and Scottish Railway Power class LMS: 2P Number in class 1 January 1923: 56 Withdrawn 1925–1931 Disposition All scrapped

The first to be rebuilt was number 1918 Renown in 1908.

The rebuilds retained their original numbers. Unusually for the LNWR, the parent classes also had logical number series. Thus the Renowns were all numbered in the 1901–1940 series for ex-Jubilee Class and 1941–1980 for ex-Benbow class. In 1920, locomotive 1914 Invincible was renumbered 1257, and the number 1914 was then taken by the Claughton Class war memorial engine 1914 Patriot.

Renown Class 'Implacable', no. 1915, passes through Great Barr on an up passenger service circa 1923.

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) acquired 56 Renowns in 1923. The LMS allocated these numbers in the 5131–5186 series, listed according to date of rebuilding, though not all numbers were applied before withdrawals started in 1928. Meanwhile, the LMS renumbered the existing compounds into the 5110–5129 series (though some were withdrawn before numbers could be allocated, and others were allocated numbers but not applied), and converted another 14 of these, which retained their numbers, thus taking the total for the class up to 70. All were withdrawn and scrapped by 1931.

Accidents and incidents

Main article: Weedon rail crashes

• On 14 August 1915, a locomotive hauling a passenger train suffered a mechanical defect which resulted in the track being damaged at weedon, Northamptonshire. Locomotive No. 1971 Aurora was one of two hauling a mail train that was derailed on the damaged track. Ten people were killed and 21 were injured.

Locomotive list

LNWR Renown class locomotive list

LNWR No.	LNWR name	Rebuilt from	Date rebuilt	LMS No.	Date withdrawn	Notes
1901	Jubilee	Jubilee	April 1919	5156	December 1931
1902	Black Prince	Jubilee	August 1919	5157	July 1930
1903	Iron Duke	Jubilee	May 1924	5110	November 1931
1905	Black Diamond	Jubilee	August 1914	5137	November 1930
1906	Robin Hood	Jubilee	May 1917	5149	December 1931
1907	Black Watch	Jubilee	February 1922	5178	June 1926
1909	Crusader	Jubilee	November 1919	5159	April 1928
1910	Cavalier	Jubilee	August 1921	5172	April 1931
1911	Centurion	Jubilee	December 1924	5112	December 1931
1912	Colossus	Jubilee	May 1924	5113	November 1929
1913	Canopus	Jubilee	March 1910	5132	September 1928
1914	Invincible	Jubilee	September 1916	5144	October 1931	Renumbered 1257 in 1920
1915	Implacable	Jubilee	November 1923	5114	July 1928
1916	Irresistible	Jubilee	February 1919	5155	September 1930
1917	Inflexible	Jubilee	August 1922	5184	December 1931
1918	Renown	Jubilee	June 1908	5131	September 1928
1919	Resolution	Jubilee	November 1919	5160	November 1928
1920	Flying Fox	Jubilee	December 1920	5166	December 1930
1921	John of Gaunt	Jubilee	April 1913	5134	July 1926
1922	Intrepid	Jubilee	October 1916	5146	November 1927
1924	Powerful	Jubilee	June 1922	5183	December 1931
1925	Warrior	Jubilee	April 1917	5147	February 1928
1926	La France	Jubilee	March 1922	5180	December 1931
1927	Goliath	Jubilee	January 1924	5116	December 1931
1928	Glatton	Jubilee	August 1921	5173	December 1931
1929	Polyphemus	Jubilee	February 1924	5117	December 1930
1930	Ramillies	Jubilee	April 1916	5142	November 1930
1931	Agincourt	Jubilee	December 1921	5176	June 1930
1932	Anson	Jubilee	June 1920	5162	April 1925
1933	Barfleur	Jubilee	April 1921	5169	January 1928
1934	Blenheim	Jubilee	September 1920	5165	December 1931
1935	Collingwood	Jubilee	March 1910	5133	November 1929
1936	Royal Sovereign	Jubilee	June 1917	5150	June 1925
1937	Superb	Jubilee	January 1919	5154	October 1928
1938	Sultan	Jubilee	February 1920	5161	October 1928
1939	Temeraire	Jubilee	August 1919	5158	October 1928
1940	Trafalgar	Jubilee	April 1921	5170	November 1929
1941	Alfred the Great	Alfred	February 1922	5179	September 1931
1942	King Edward VII	Alfred	September 1922	5185	February 1930
1943	Queen Alexandra	Alfred	September 1916	5145	October 1928
1945	Magnificent	Alfred	September 1915	5139	June 1930
1946	Diadem	Alfred	October 1914	5138	December 1931
1947	Zillah	Alfred	September 1921	5174	October 1925
1948	Camperdown	Alfred	October 1915	5141	August 1930
1949	King Arthur	Alfred	January 1918	5152	May 1930
1950	Victorius	Alfred	October 1922	5186	December 1931
1951	Bacchante	Alfred	October 1913	5136	April 1925
1952	Benbow	Alfred	November 1923	5119	February 1928
1953	Formidable	Alfred	December 1923	5120	October 1928
1954	Galatea	Alfred	October 1924	5121	July 1930
1957	Orion	Alfred	April 1917	5148	January 1928
1958	Royal Oak	Alfred	April 1922	5181	October 1928
1959	Revenge	Alfred	April 1916	5143	January 1930
1960	Francis Stevenson	Alfred	February 1918	5153	October 1928
1961	Albemarle	Alfred	September 1915	5140	October 1928
1962	Aurora	Alfred	June 1921	5171	March 1926
1963	Boadicea	Alfred	June 1920	5163	November 1928
1964	Caesar	Alfred	September 1924	5123	November 1929
1965	Charles H. Mason	Alfred	August 1917	5151	June 1925
1967	Cressy	Alfred	November 1923	5125	February 1928	LMS number not applied
1968	Cumberland	Alfred	June 1920	5164	September 1928
1969	Dominion	Alfred	April 1924	5126	April 1930
1970	Good Hope	Alfred	April 1924	5127	November 1927
1971	Euryalus	Alfred	April 1913	5135	November 1930
1972	Hindostan	Alfred	March 1921	5168	April 1925
1973	Hood	Alfred	September 1921	5175	July 1926
1975	Jupiter	Alfred	January 1921	5167	November 1928
1977	Mars	Alfred	February 1924	5129	December 1930
1978	Merlin	Alfred	December 1921	5177	May 1930
1980	Neptune	Alfred	May 1922	5182	December 1931

References

• Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. p. 62. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.