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Welcome to the Goods Locomotive Virtual Display

This exhibition was first displayed at the The Railway Age, Crewe Heritage Centre in 2000. Given the nature of the location, the display was aimed at families, so avoids technical discussions. The Exhibition included text, photographs and some models. This Virtual Exhibition is a further development of that display - without the models, but a few more photographs.

  • We have a brief look at the history of the LNWR company.
  • We then consider why Goods Traffic was held to be important.
  • We get a better insight into the Goods Engine, by considering the work they had to perform.
  • We review the ideal characteristics for a Shunting Engine,
  • and the ideal characteristics for Long Distance goods work.
  • Good design practice is then touched on,
  • followed by potted biography of some of the people making those design decisions.
  • We look in depth at a number of LNWR Goods Engine Classes,
  • and finish off with 64 photographs of of these wonderful work-horses.

Please roam around the exhibition. You do not have to ‘do’ the exhibition in the order we have suggested. We have included many links around the display to allow you to take the path you want.

The railways used many common words in strange ways, so words with specific railway connotations are flagged with a blue diamond  Explain 'Bell Code', which you can click on to see what the word means. Use your browser’s back button to return to the exhibition.

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