Railway and Locomotive Engineering . ration in the world andincludes what were formerly forty-five in-dependent railways, has dedicated the mostrecent Claughton type passenger ex-press locomotive engine, built at theirworld-famous works at Crewe, to thememory of the nearly three thousand sure, 175 lbs. per sq. in. Total heatingsurface 2232 sq. ft. Grate area, ft. Weight of engine and tender mworking order 117 tons. The London and North Western Rail-way locomotives are in appearance verysmart machines, to say nothing of theirexcellent working records. The standardcolor is black, picked
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . ration in the world andincludes what were formerly forty-five in-dependent railways, has dedicated the mostrecent Claughton type passenger ex-press locomotive engine, built at theirworld-famous works at Crewe, to thememory of the nearly three thousand sure, 175 lbs. per sq. in. Total heatingsurface 2232 sq. ft. Grate area, ft. Weight of engine and tender mworking order 117 tons. The London and North Western Rail-way locomotives are in appearance verysmart machines, to say nothing of theirexcellent working records. The standardcolor is black, picked out with narrow redand white stripes. In the early days ofthe railway the locomotives were paintedin various hues and when a standard de-sign was advocated, the companys chair-man of the day was asked what color hewould like adopted, and it is recordedhe straightway settled the question byremarking, I dont care what color theengines are, so long as they are black. The London and North Western Rail-way Locomotive Works at Crewe cover. W.\R LOCOMOTIVK ON THE LONDON .\ND NORTH WESTERN fallen London and North Western Rail-way employes. In passing it may be remarked that ofthe 186,475 railwaymen of Great Britainand Ireland who joined the armed forces,no fewer than 18,957 were killed in actionor died of wounds, etc. The memorial locomotive is numbered1914 after the year in which the hostilitiesbegan and bears on its splasher a platecarrying the following inscription: PATRIOT IN .MEMORY OF THE L. .t N. \V. R. EMPLOYES 1914-1919 .\s will be seen by the photograph re-produced on this page the engine is of the4-6-0 type. This class of locomotive in-troduced into the service of the Londonand North Western Railway in 1913 iscalled the Claughton, after Sir GilbertClaughton, Bart., the chairman of the com-pany. The first engine of the type wasnamed after the gallant baronet and wasnumbered 2222. Built from the designs ofthe Companys Chief Mechanical Engineer,Mr. C.
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