LNWR 1400 Class

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) 1400 Class, commonly known as Bill Baileys after the popular little music hall number "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey", was a class of 30 4-cylinder 4-6-0 compound locomotives. Essentially a Class B compound 0-8-0 with different wheel arrangement. 30 were built starting in 1903, intended for a mixed traffic role. The first was withdrawn in 1913, with several more following during the First World War, cannibalised to keep Class Bs running. None survived to the grouping of 1923; the last was withdrawn in 1921.

LNWR 1400 Class "Bill Baileys"
No. 1400 in photographic grey livery
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer F. W. Webb Builder Crewe Works Serial number 4365, 4376–4384, 4420–4439 Build date 1903–1905 Total produced 30
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0  • UIC 2′C n4v Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 1+1⁄2 in (0.953 m) Driver dia. 5 ft 3 in (1.600 m) Loco weight 60 long tons (61 t) Heating surface 1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2) Cylinders Four, compound; HP outside, LP inside High-pressure cylinder 15 in × 24 in (381 mm × 610 mm) Low-pressure cylinder 20+1⁄2 in × 24 in (521 mm × 610 mm)
Career Operators London and North Western Railway Nicknames Bill Baileys Scrapped Nov 1913 – Mar 1921 Disposition All scrapped

References

• Goods Engines of LNWR - 1400 Class London and North Western Railway Society
• Baxter, Bertram (1979). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 2B: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. pp. 239–240. ISBN 0-903485-84-2.
• Yeadon, W. B. Goods Locomotives of the LNWR 1911–1964.