Crab Class (Steam locomotives)
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Name (Latin)
Crab Class (Steam locomotives)
Other forms of name
Horwich Mogul (Steam locomotives)
Hughes Crab (Steam locomotives)
LMS Horwich Mogul (Steam locomotives)
LMS Hughes Crab (Steam locomotives)
See Also From tracing topical name
Steam locomotives
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q6459103
Library of congress:
sh2018002601
Sources of Information
- Work cat: The book of the Crab 2-6-0s, 2017:p. 5 (Horwich 2-6-0s, known to both enthusiasts and enginemen as Crabs)
- RailUK WWW site, Oct. 16, 2018(Crab Class; grouping: London Midland & Scottish Railway; configuration: 2-6-0; common name: Crab; designer: Hughes)
- Wikipedia, Oct. 16, 2018(LMS Hughes Crab; also known as Horwich Mogul; class of mixed traffic 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1926 and 1932)
- Science Museum Group website, viewed Dec. 6, 2018(London Midland & Scottish Railway 'Crab' 2-6-0 steam locomotive, No 2700, 1926: Between 1926 and 1932 the London Midland & Scottish Railway built a class of mixed traffic 2-6-0 steam locomotives called the Hughes Crab or Horwich Mogul, after the designer George Hughes and the Horwich Works. LMS 2700 was the first of these locomotives to be built)
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LMS Hughes Crab, 13065 (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928)
Andy Dingley (scanner), Public domain
Wikipedia description:
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Hughes Crab or Horwich Mogul is a class of mixed-traffic 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1926 and 1932. They are noted for their appearance with large steeply-angled cylinders to accommodate a restricted loading gauge.
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