Crewe Works June 4th 1961 with works shunter 52093
Probably one of my earliest photos taken on a school trip to Crewe Works on 4.6.1961 when I logged 251 locomotives at the works and Crewe North Shed (5A) This photo was taken in the scrapping area of Crewe Works where 52093 was acting as works shunter.
Below is a history of locomotive class 27 of which 52093 was a member.
LMS BR (Ex L&YR) Aspinall Class 27 0-6-0
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway class 27 was by far the most numerous class with 385 locomotives being built at Horwich between 1889 & 1918. These where built mainly for freight but were also seen on passenger workings.
When Aspinall rebuilt most of the smaller Barting Wright class 25s into saddle tanks (Class 23) he used 200 of their tenders which were still of no age for these new class 27 locomotives, the rest receiving new tenders. The class 27 being a more powerful (3F) having 5ft 1-inch wheels compared to the class 25 (2F) with 4ft 6-inch wheels.
Commencing in 1911, Hughes started rebuilding some of the class 27 with Belpair fireboxes, 46 in total with the vast majority staying in original condition. Hughes went onto build the class 28 mostly with Belpair fireboxes though the first batch has round top fireboxes. Both where superheated with the last five being reverted back to the original 1889 specification, possible using spare parts.
28 of the class 27s where sent to France during the first world war for service with the R.O.D, all of the locomotives later being retuned and put back into service.
The first withdrawals came in 1931. Crewe works had eight of the 0-6-0s lasting into 1962 for shunting work with Locomotive Nº52093 lasting the longest in-service at 72.5 years.
Crewe Works June 4th 1961 with works shunter 52093
Probably one of my earliest photos taken on a school trip to Crewe Works on 4.6.1961 when I logged 251 locomotives at the works and Crewe North Shed (5A) This photo was taken in the scrapping area of Crewe Works where 52093 was acting as works shunter.
Below is a history of locomotive class 27 of which 52093 was a member.
LMS BR (Ex L&YR) Aspinall Class 27 0-6-0
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway class 27 was by far the most numerous class with 385 locomotives being built at Horwich between 1889 & 1918. These where built mainly for freight but were also seen on passenger workings.
When Aspinall rebuilt most of the smaller Barting Wright class 25s into saddle tanks (Class 23) he used 200 of their tenders which were still of no age for these new class 27 locomotives, the rest receiving new tenders. The class 27 being a more powerful (3F) having 5ft 1-inch wheels compared to the class 25 (2F) with 4ft 6-inch wheels.
Commencing in 1911, Hughes started rebuilding some of the class 27 with Belpair fireboxes, 46 in total with the vast majority staying in original condition. Hughes went onto build the class 28 mostly with Belpair fireboxes though the first batch has round top fireboxes. Both where superheated with the last five being reverted back to the original 1889 specification, possible using spare parts.
28 of the class 27s where sent to France during the first world war for service with the R.O.D, all of the locomotives later being retuned and put back into service.
The first withdrawals came in 1931. Crewe works had eight of the 0-6-0s lasting into 1962 for shunting work with Locomotive Nº52093 lasting the longest in-service at 72.5 years.