Class samson 2-4-0

Class Details
Ramsbottom LNWR 'Samson' Class, built 1863-6 (50) and 1873-79 (40), 80 rebuilt by Webb (really replaced) as the 'Waterloo' (or 'Whitworth, or 'Small Jumbo') Class in 1889-96.
Original: Weight 26 tons; Pressure: 120psi (later 150psi); Cyls: 16x20; DW: 6ft 1 .
Dates shown as build are those for the Webb class.

BR #MR #London & North Western Railway #NameBuiltWdrn1950 shedLast shedNotesPhotos
35Talisman1889-96
36ThalabaOct 1890Jul 1922
81Greystock/Greystoke1889-96
90Luck of EdenhallMay 1894Sep 1915
2
5090124Marquis DouroMar 1893Oct 1928
1
209PetrelAug 1895Aug 1933Renumbered 3496 then Engineer Crewe in Jul 1914 then Engineer South Wales in May 1932.
3
231FireflyJun 1890Aug 1922
263Pheasant
1
285Phalaris
401ZenoMay 1894Jun 1915
404ZophyrusMar 1894Apr 1913
1
414ProsperoBecame 'Engineer Lancaster'.
1
418Zopyrus
418Zygia
1
419Zillah
424SiriusJul 1895Sep 1927Allocated LMS 5107 but not applied.
1
434St. Patrick
444Typhon
445Ixion
446SirenApr 1893Jun 1915
468WildfireOct 1890Dec 1927Renamed Engineer Northampton in May 1923. Allocated LMS 5086 but not applied.
469St. George
479MastadonMar 1892Dec 1913
485EuxineMar 1893Jan 1932Renumbered 3760 and renamed Engineer South Wales in Mar 1921.
1
486SkiddawJun 1893Dec 1927Allocated LMS 5098 but not applied.
487John o'GroatAug 1895Aug 1919
5087604NarcissusNov 1890Sep 1930
1
609The Earl of ChesterApr 1893Feb 1928Allocated LMS 5094 but not applied. Renamed Engineer Walsall in Jun 1923.
5095628TartarusApr 1893Mar 1932
631HotspurOct 1874Jun 1914Never rebuilt. Renamed Engineer Manchester in Nov 1901.
1
632Ostrich
633SamsonJan 1892Mar 1913
5091634EllesmereMar 1893Jul 1928
635Zamiel
1
636Eclipse
5084642BeeAug 1890Jan 1932
724Eden
1
731CroxtethNov 1889Jan 1923
732HeclaJan 1895Sep 1927Allocated LMS 5103 but not applied.
733ChimeraFeb 1890Sep 1926Allocated LMS 5082 but not applied.
5088735CharonJan 1892Dec 1928
1
736MemnonJan 1892Feb 1915
737RobertsMay 1894Jun 1935Allocated LMS 5100 but not applied. Renamed Engineer Lancaster in Feb 1924.
2
738Terrier
739SutherlandApr 1893Jan 1923
742SpitfireMar 1893Oct 1932Original built Jul 1864 and withdrawn for renewing in Dec 1892. Renumbered 3766 and renamed Engineer Liverpool in Mar 1921.
3
746Castor
5080748WaterlooNov 1889Apr 1925
752GlowwormMar 1892Feb 1913
757Banshee
758HardmanJan 1890Aug 1922
5092763VioletMar 1893Apr 1930
1
764ShapMar 1893Feb 1926Allocated LMS 5093 but not applied.
1
773CentaurJul 1895Dec 1924Allocated LMS 5106 but not applied.
1
792TheorumJun 1893Apr 1932Allocated LMS 5099 but not applied. Renamed Engineer in May 1923.
1
793MartinMay 1894Apr 1936Allocated LMS 5101 but not applied. Renamed Engineer Watford in May 1923.
1
5104794WoodlarkJan 1895Oct 1931
2
795FalstaffJun 1893Mar 1914
805Cyclops/Caliban
5083814HenriettaJan 1890Jul 1928
1
817ConstanceApr 1893Jun 1927Allocated LMS 5096 but not applied.
819Puck
821DiomedMay 1863May 1879
1
5097824AdelaideJun 1893Apr 1929
828Tubal
829Turk
830Trent
832Sanspareil
852Kestral
885VampireJan 1896Mar 1916
5085901HeroMar 1927Dec 1928
1
902Onyx
934North StarMar 1892Jan 1928Allocated LMS 5089 but not applied.
935Planet
995Medea1908
1
1045WhitworthSep 1889Feb 1926Allocated LMS 5081 but not applied.
1
1162Saddleback
1163John of Gaunt
1164Odih
51081166WyreJan 1896Dec 1927
51021168CuckooJun 1894Jul 1931
1
2150Atlas
2151Baltic
2152SybilMay 1894Feb 1914
2153IsisJun 1893Nov 1914
2154LoadstoneMar 1894Feb 1913
1
2155Liver
1
2156SphinxFeb 1895Oct 1927Renumbered 3488 then Engineer Manchester in Jun 1914.
1
2157UnicornNov 1896Jul 1925Originally built in Oct 1874. Allocated LMS 5109 but not applied.
1
2158Serpent/Sister DoraFeb 1895Sep 1927First built 1874. Rebuilt as 6ft Jumbo. Named in memory of a nurse, Dorothy Pattison, whose work during a great smallpox epidemic in Walsall resulted in her death. Allocated LMS 5105 but not applied.
1
2159Shark
2353Wyre1879Used as Engineer Bangor from 1902.
1

Number of locomotives logged in this class is 92.

Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 34.