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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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1185 class
Vital Statistics |
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| Official Name |
4ft 3in Eight-Coupled Shunting Engine |
| Nickname |
1185 |
| Water & Coal Storage |
Side Tanks and Bunker |
| Water Capacity |
1,200 gallon |
| Coal Capacity |
2¾ tons |
| Wheel Arrangement |
0-8-2T |
| Driven Wheels |
Eight 4ft 5½in wheels
3rd pair flangeless |
| Carrying Wheels |
Two 3ft 8½in trailing wheels |
| Wheelbase |
5ft 9in + 5ft 9in + 5ft 9in + 5ft 9in |
| Boiler |
5ft 2in diameter; 14ft 6in long |
| Boiler Pressure |
170 psi |
| Grate Area |
23.6 sq.ft. |
| Tubes |
276 |
| Total Heating Area |
1953.25 sq.ft. |
| Cylinders |
Two inside 20½ft diameter; 24in stroke |
| Weight |
72 tons 0 cwt |
| Designer |
Mr. C.J. Bowen Cooke |
| Number in Class |
30 |
| Lifetime |
1911—1951 |
In 1911 Mr. C.J. Bowen Cooke  designed a tank
version of the 0-8-0 ‘G’ class with a 170 psi
boiler . A pony truck was added at the rear to support
the weight of the rear tank
and extra coal capacity. They were intended for heavy shunting and
were the first LNWR engines fitted with a reverser operated by a
lever — very much better than the Ramsbottom screw reverser
for the frequent changes of direction when shunting.
They were given three-link couplings for goods work although a
vacuum brake was included for emergency use on passenger trains .
Initially long small buffers to Bowen Cooke’s design were
fitted but these were quickly found to be unsuitable: the long
throw-over on sharp curves led to buffer locking , and so standard
short Webb buffers with large 18ft diameter heads were quickly
fitted. These were used on engines for motor train working and so
could be picked quickly from stock.
The cabs continued in the profile initiated by the previous CME,
George Whale , but the rear sheet could now include large
square-cornered windows for better rear visibility, important when
backing onto a train. As on the 0-8-0’s the third
pair of driving wheels were flange-less and the coupling rods
in three parts to assist travelling round sharp curves.
The livery was black with the insignia ‘L N W R’ on the side tanks in
12in letters. Four lasted to be taken over by British Railways
in 1948 and were given BR numbers.
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