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The 17 Inch Goods, colloquially known as the "Coal Engine" was a class of 0-6-0 tender engine designed by Francis Webb for the LNWR. 499 Were built at Crewe works from 1873 to 1892. The LNWR operated under a policy of prioritizing the reduction of costs, and these engines did just that. They were built at an almost feverish pace, but yet they still managed to garner a reputation for being sturdy and reliable engines. One engine, works number 2153, was built from raw materials and steamed in 25 and a half hours in 1878. This would stand as the world record for the fastest construction of a locomotive until 1913 when the Great Eastern Railway constructed and steamed Y14 0-6-0 number 930 in 9 hours and 45 minutes. The 17 Inch Goods were named "Coal Engines" because of their frequent use on coal trains, mainly in South Wales. During World War I, a number of them were sent overseas with Railway Operating Division in France and 42 served on the Palestine Military Railway until 1922, having been scrapped due to poor performance on account of the water quality. A subsequent development of the class was also produced in the form of an 0-6-2 tank engine, known as Coal Tanks, and Crewe built 300 of these engines from 1881 to 1897. Both classes survived into LMS ownership and were steadily withdrawn with the advent of Scrap and Build policies, though 35 Coal Engines and 64 Coal Tanks survived into Nationalization. The last of the tender engines was scrapped in 1953, with no survivors, but one tank engine, LNWR 1054, has. It is currently out of service for boiler repairs on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

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Description
The 17 Inch Goods, colloquially known as the "Coal Engine" was a class of 0-6-0 tender engine designed by Francis Webb for the LNWR. 499 Were built at Crewe works from 1873 to 1892. The LNWR operated under a policy of prioritizing the reduction of costs, and these engines did just that. They were built at an almost feverish pace, but yet they still managed to garner a reputation for being sturdy and reliable engines. One engine, works number 2153, was built from raw materials and steamed in 25 and a half hours in 1878. This would stand as the world record for the fastest construction of a locomotive until 1913 when the Great Eastern Railway constructed and steamed Y14 0-6-0 number 930 in 9 hours and 45 minutes. The 17 Inch Goods were named "Coal Engines" because of their frequent use on coal trains, mainly in South Wales. During World War I, a number of them were sent overseas with Railway Operating Division in France and 42 served on the Palestine Military Railway until 1922, having been scrapped due to poor performance on account of the water quality. A subsequent development of the class was also produced in the form of an 0-6-2 tank engine, known as Coal Tanks, and Crewe built 300 of these engines from 1881 to 1897. Both classes survived into LMS ownership and were steadily withdrawn with the advent of Scrap and Build policies, though 35 Coal Engines and 64 Coal Tanks survived into Nationalization. The last of the tender engines was scrapped in 1953, with no survivors, but one tank engine, LNWR 1054, has. It is currently out of service for boiler repairs on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

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