Steam Train Posts #87-90: Canadian Pacific 1201,London North Western Railway-Webb Coal Tank Engine,"Cauliflower" engine and Waterloo Class engine

 

Hi All, 

Good Saturday afternoon everyone. It is time for another edition of Steam Train Posts, #87-90 for Saturday April 15th. On this edition of Steam Train Posts, we take a trip from Great Britain over the Atlantic Ocean to Canada to visit the Canadian Pacific Railway to see Canadian Pacific 1201 before returning to Great Britain to visit the London North Western Railway to see their Webb Coal Tank Engine,"Cauliflower" engine & Waterloo Class engine. 

-Conductor Wolf

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87. Canadian Pacific 1201 Details

1. Railroad/Basic: Canadian Pacific 1201
2. Engine: Tender Engine
3. Designer:  Canadian Pacific Railway  
4. Builder: Canadian Pacific Railway  Angus Shops
5. Built (Year): June 1994 => 1 locomotive 
6. Withdrawn: 1960,1966,1999 & 1973 (Retired years)
• Retired: 1960 & 1999
• 1960-Retired from revenue service 
• 1999-Retired from excursion service
7. Number of Wheels: 12 locomotives 
8. Configuration: 4-6-2 
9. Preservation & Restoration 
• Preserved: 1966 
• Restored 1973-Canada Science and Technology Museum

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88. LNWR Webb Coal Tank Details

1. Railroad/Basic: London and North Western Railway/Webb Coal Tank
2. Engine: Tank Engine
3. Designer:  F.W Webb 
4. Builder: London and North Western Railway workshop (unknown exactly) 
5. Built (Year): 1881-1897 => 300 locomotives 
6. Withdrawn: 1921-1958 (Retired years)
• All 300 locomotives 
7. Number of Wheels: 8 locomotives 
8. Configuration: 0-6-2T 
9. Disposition-Preservation/Restoration/Scrapping Count
• Preserved: 1 locomotive (ex-LMS 7799/ex-LNWR #1054) over on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
• Scrapped: 299 locomotives 

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89. LNWR “Cauliflower” 18in Goods Engine Details

1. Railroad/Basic: London and North Western Railway/ ““Cauliflower” 18in Goods Engine
2. Engine: Tender Engine
3. Designer:  F.W Webb 
4. Builder: Crewe Works
5. Built (Year): June 1880-May 1902 => 310 locomotives 
6. Withdrawn: 1922-1955 (Retired years)
• All 310 locomotives 
7. Number of Wheels: 12 locomotives 
8. Configuration: 0-6-0
9. Disposition-Preservation/Restoration/Scrapping Count
• Scrapped: 310 locomotives 
10. Notes
• “They were also known officially as the Express Goods 5 ft 0in, and unofficially as the Crested Goods or Cauliflower Class, due to the application of the large LNWR crest on the middle splasher in the original livery”(LNWR 18in Goods Class Wikipedia page)

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90. LNWR Waterloo Class Details

1. Railroad/Basic: London and North Western Railway/ Waterloo Class
2. Engine: Tender Engine
3. Designer:  F.W Webb 
4. Builder: Crewe Works
5. Built (Year): 1889-1896 => 90 locomotives 
6. Withdrawn: 1907-1936 (Retired years)
• All 90 locomotives 
7. Number of Wheels: 10 locomotives 
8. Configuration: 2-4-0
9. Disposition-Preservation/Restoration/Scrapping Count
• Scrapped: 90 locomotives 
10. Notes-From LNWR Waterloo Class Wikipedia page
• Class: Waterloo or Whitworth
• Replacement class for the Samson class
• “Accidents and incidents”
• December 22nd,1894-Chelford rail accident (Chelford,Chester)
• August 15th, 1895- Preston,Lancashire train derailment 

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And that concludes today's history trip for this Saturday edition of the Steam Train History post. Join us for another trip on Saturday April 29th when we explore four more steam trains here on the Steam Train History Blog. Stick around for Sunday's Opinion & Answer. If you want to learn more about each of these engines, feel free to look them up. I used Wikipedia site for research on this post.

Thank You 

Conductor Wolf