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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Trent Valley Line
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington
Nuneaton Station: lnwrns3261
LNWR 2-2-2 Problem Class No 1428 Eleanor is one of two
locomotives standing at the north end of Nuneaton station on a down local
stopping service. Built at Crewe works in July 1865, No 1428 was to remain in
service for some considerable time bearing in mind she had only one very large
driving wheel, being withdrawn in July 1907. The Lady of the Lake class was the
second type of locomotive designed by Ramsbottom. It was typical of express
passenger locomotives of its era in having a single driving axle with large 7
ft 6 inch driving wheels to achieve high speeds, while avoiding the friction
associated with coupled driving wheels. They were all painted in the green
livery used by the Northern Division.
These locomotives saw the first use of Henri Giffard's steam
injector in Britain, as well as the use of a water scoop. The first locomotive
built, No 184 'Problem', was reputed to have gained the name because of the
problem of getting the new injector to work, but the first ten engines were
actually fitted with a traditional crosshead pump so the name may have a more
mathematical origin, as the DX Goods locomotive No 183 was given the name
'Theorem'. The first locomotives built were given 2,000 imperial gallon
tenders, but with the introduction of water scoops for refilling en-route they
were replaced with 1,500 imperial gallon tenders.
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