LNWR Greater Britain Class

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Greater Britain class was a class of ten 2-2-2-2 steam locomotives designed for express passenger work by F. W. Webb.
== History ==
The first of the ten locomotives was built in October 1891, and a second followed in May 1893; the remaining eight came from Crewe Works in April and May 1894.
They were three-cylinder compound locomotives: the two outside high pressure cylinders drove the trailing drivers via Howe-Stephenson valve gear, the one inside low pressure cylinder drive the leading drivers via a slip eccentric. There was no connection between the two sets of drivers.
All the locomotives were named; one unusual feature (shared with the John Hick class) was that the names were split over two nameplates, one on each driving wheel splasher. This necessitated the use of two-word names, rather than some of the abbreviated names the LNWR had previously used.
They continued in service until Webb's retirement. His successor, George Whale preferred simple superheated locomotives; consequently they were all scrapped between 1906 and 1907.
== List of Locomotives ==
Table of locomotives 
LNWR
No.	Name 	Crewe
Works
No.	Date
built	Date
scrapped	Notes
2525	Greater Britain 	3292	Oct 1891	Jul 1907	Renumbered 2053 in Dec 1891
3435	Queen Empress 	3435	May 1893	Jun 1906	Renumbered 2054 in Jan 1894
2051	George Findlay 	3472	Apr 1894	Jul 1907	
2052	Prince George 	3473	May 1894	Sep 1906	
525 	Princess May 	3474	May 1894	Sep 1906	
526 	Scottish Chief 	3475	May 1894	Mar 1906	
527 	Henry Bessemer 	3476	May 1894	Jan 1907	
528 	Richard Moon 	3477	May 1894	Mar 1906	
529 	William Cawkwell 	3478	May 1894	Sep 1906	
772 	Richard Trevithick	3479	May 1894	Apr 1906	
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