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Mr. J. Ramsbottom
1858 — DX Goods
1863 — 4ft Shunter
1870 — Special Tank
Mr. F.W. Webb
1873 — 17in Coal Engine
1880 — 18in Goods
1881 — Special DX
1881 — Coal Tanks
1893 — ‘A’ class
1894 — Crane Tank
1896 — Dock Tank
1901 — ‘B’ class
1903 — 1400 Class
Mr. G. Whale
1904 — ‘C’ class
1904 — ‘E’ class
1906 — ‘D’ class
1906 — ‘F’ class
1906 — ‘G’ class
1912 — ‘G1’ class
1906 — 19in Express Goods
Mr. C.J. Bowen Cooke
1911 — 1185 class
Capt. H.P.M. Beames
1923 — 380 class
Ex GCR
1919 — ‘MM’ class
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18in Goods
Vital Statistics |
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| Official Name |
5ft 0in Express Goods |
| Nickname |
‘18in Goods’ or
‘Cauliflowers’ or
‘Crested Goods’ |
| Water & Coal Storage |
Tender |
| Water Capacity |
2000 gallon |
| Coal Capacity |
5 tons |
| Wheel Arrangement |
0-6-0 |
| Driven Wheels |
Six 5ft 2½in wheels |
| Carrying Wheels |
none |
| Wheelbase |
7ft 3in + 8ft 3in |
| Boiler |
4ft 2in diameter; 9ft 10in long |
| Boiler Pressure |
150 psi |
| Grate Area |
17.1 sq.ft. |
| Tubes |
? |
| Total Heating Area |
1,083 sq.ft. |
| Cylinders |
Two inside 18in diameter; 24in stroke |
| Weight in full working order |
36 tons 10 cwt |
| Designer |
Mr. F.W. Webb |
| Number in Class |
310 |
| Lifetime |
1880—1955 |
These famous
and powerful engines with larger cylinders and wheels were for
express goods but also often used on passenger trains as well. They
could be distinguished by the humps in the footplate to clear the
connecting rod pins  and by the company crest on
the centre splashers ,
which earned them the ‘Cauliflower’ nickname from its
appearance at a distance.
The first ten had H-spoke wheels for which
they were named ‘duckfoots’ (from Webb?) but the rest had
the more elegant spoked wheels. The original wooden brake blocks
were later replaced by cast iron blocks. Buffer beams were wood, and
sanding was at the front only, supplied from a box ahead of the
leading splasher.
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