LNWR Class G2
The London and North Western Railway Class G2 is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. 60 were built at Crewe Works in 1921–1922. Uniquely amongst classes of LNWR 8-coupled tender engines, they were not rebuilt from or into other classes. They were classified by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway as 5, from 1928 7F.
Numbering
The LNWR used a lowest available number numbering system, meaning that numbers were somewhat haphazard. After the grouping in 1923, the LMS renumbered them 9395-9454 in order of build date. All were inherited by British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948. BR added 40000 to their numbers so that they became 49395-49454.Withdrawal
The class were withdrawn between May 1959 and December 1964, with the first member of the class to be withdrawn being No. 49436 and the final being No. 49430.| Year | Quantity in service at start of year | Number withdrawn | Quantity withdrawn | Locomotive numbers |
| 1959 | 60 | 19 | 19 | 49395–98, 49400/09–10/17–20/24/27/29/35–36/42/45/50. |
| 1960 | 41 | 0 | 19 | – |
| 1961 | 41 | 15 | 34 | 49399, 49401/05/11–14/21–23/33/41/43–44/53. |
| 1962 | 21 | 20 | 54 | 49402–04/08/15–16/25–26/28/31–32/34/37–39/40/47/49/51–52. |
| 1963 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 49406/48/54. |
| 1964 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 49407/30/46 |