Fowler Tank engines of the LMS

I have added a very large collection of a 160 photos of Fowler 4P Class 2-6-4T
Starting with this one at my ‘local shed’ Hillhouse Huddersfield
42414 Huddersfield Hillhouse shed 12th April 1953
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LMS era starts here
2300
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B.R. era starts here
42300
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Neil

 

I have added a very large collection of over 85 photos of Henry Fowler 3P-A tank engines (40001-40070)
Which went through 3 different number changes
15500-15569 original 1930 LMS numbers
1-70 LMS 1934 numbers
40001-40070 B.R. numbers
Some loco were also fitted with condensing gear
40035 St Pancras 9th April 1952 Fitted with condensing apparatus for working over Metropolitan widened lines to Moorgate,
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Starting off with the original LMS numbering scheme 15500-15569
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LMS 1934 numbers 1-70
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B.R. numbers 40001-40070
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Neil

 

The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 3F 0-6-0T is a class of steam locomotive, often known as Jinty. They represent the ultimate development of the Midland Railway's six-coupled tank engines.
Design of this class was based on rebuilds by Henry Fowler of the Midland Railway 2441 Class introduced in 1899 by Samuel Waite Johnson. These rebuilds featured a Belpaire firebox and improved cab. 422 Jinties were built between 1924 and 1931; this class was just one of the Midland designs used on an ongoing basis by the LMS. The locomotives were built by the ex-L&YR Horwich Works and the private firms Bagnall's, Beardmores, Hunslet, North British and the Vulcan Foundry.
Over 195 photos including this one of
47579 & 47380 ex works on Derby Shed 7th August 1960
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LMS era start here
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B.R. era start here
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Neil

 

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler Dock Tank was a 0-6-0T steam locomotive. Designed for shunting in docks, it had a short wheelbase in order for it to readily negotiate tight curves. The locomotives spent their entire lives painted in plain black. The LMS were responsible for operating lines on a number of docks which, due to space constraints, contained curves considerably sharper than most other places, thus most dock tanks had only four coupled (i.e. driving) wheels in order to allow them to negotiate the tight curves. With the growth in freight a more powerful engine was required which resulted in this design by Sir Henry Fowler for an 0-6-0 tank locomotive with a 9-foot-6-inch (2.90 m) wheelbase which, aided by the use of Cartazzi self-centring axleboxes on the rear axle, allowed the loco to negotiate curves of 2½ chains Ten of these simple sturdy locomotives were built on Lot 61 in 1928 and 1929 by Derby Works although, unusually for dock tanks they incorporated outside cylinders, these normally being considered too dangerous in an area where people were working close to the rapidly moving rods. Other than this they were typical of most dock tanks with simple slide valves and oval buffers. They were initially numbered 11270–11279, renumbered under the LMS 1933 renumbering scheme to 7100–7109, and renumbered again in 1939 to 7160–7169. Despite their small number, the LMS considered them standard locomotives. After nationalisation in 1948, BR added 40000 to their numbers making them 47160–47169, and allocated 5 of the 10 to Scottish depots, where they operated on branch lines as well as docks. (Wiki)
I have added over 20 new photos of the Fowler 2F-C 0-6-0T short-wheelbase dock tanks
Including this photo of 2 of the locos at Derby works
47164 Derby Works 26th February 1961
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full collection starting with LMS era
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B.R. era
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Neil