Early Days ⁽⁷⁾

Mr. J. Ramsbottom

1858 — DX Goods ⁽³⁾
1863 — 4ft Shunter ⁽³⁾
1870 — Special Tank ⁽²⁾

Mr. F.W. Webb

1873 — Coal Engine ⁽⁴⁾
1880 — 18in Goods ⁽⁵⁾
1881 — Special DX ⁽²⁾
1881 — Coal Tanks ⁽²⁾
1893 — ‘A’ class ⁽²⁾
1894 — Crane Tank ⁽²⁾
1896 — Dock Tank ⁽²⁾
1901 — ‘B’ class ⁽²⁾
1903 — 1400 Class ⁽²⁾

Mr. G. Whale

1904 — ‘C’ class ⁽³⁾
1904 — ‘E’ class ⁽³⁾
1906 — ‘D’ class ⁽²⁾
1906 — ‘F’ class ⁽²⁾
1906 — ‘G’ class ⁽¹⁾
1912 — ‘G1’ class ⁽⁵⁾
1906 — 19in Goods ⁽³⁾

Mr. C.J. Bowen Cooke

1911 — 1185 class ⁽²⁾

Capt. H.P.M. Beames

1923 — 380 class ⁽²⁾

Ex GCR

1919 — ‘MM’ class ⁽²⁾

No.3217 ‘Special Tank’ 0-6-0

Click on picture for bigger image.   LNWRS Photo Ref 1221

No.3217 is a ‘Special Tank’ , seen here at Crewe South, with a flimsy cab roof fitted. The curved shape of the original cab back plate can clearly be made out, including the two ‘porthole’ windows. The cover to the water filler on top of the saddle tank  has been left open, and the step the crew used to get up to it can be seen immediately above the prominent pipe at the base of the saddle tank. Below and in front of the cab is a ground signal , used to control shunting  movements.

Special Tank Locomotive Class