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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Rugby to
Leamington LMS Route: Rugby to Tamworth LMS Route: Rugby to
Leicester LMS Route: Rugby to Market Harborough
Rugby Station: lnwrrm2587
LNWR 2-2-2-0 'Dreadnought Class' No 2061 'Harpy' is seen
without its cab under repair in the Erecting Workshop. Designed by the LNWR's
Chief Mechanical Engineer (18711903) the 'Dreadnought' class can be
considered as an attempt by Webb to upgrade the power output of his
Experiment Class locomotives, Webbs large-scale experiment
with a class of express compound locomotives. The boiler was larger, with 176
psi instead of 150 psi, and the valve gear was modified. In many ways the
Dreadnought was the first modern Webb engine. In addition to a
circular smoke box door, tommy-bar screw coupling, it was the first engine to
have the new 3 inch thick tyres made of steel. Courtesy of the
LNWR
Society.
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