Prototype 4-4-0 Locomotives
The Armstrong Class were a group of four locomotives designed by William Dean and built in 1894 with 7 ft 1.5 in (2.2 m) driving wheels. In April 1915 no. 16 Brunel was rebuilt with 6 ft 8.5 in (2.0 m) wheels and piston valves, having already been fitted with a Standard No.2 boiler. It was renumbered 4169 as a member of the Flower Class. No. 14 Charles Saunders was converted in May 1917, and the remaining two were dealt with in February 1923.
| Numbers | Date Renumbered |
Names | Date Withdrawn |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | First | Second | ||
| 16 | 4169 | April 1915 | Brunel | July 1930 | |
| 14 | 4170 | May 1917 | Charles Saunders | August 1928 | |
| 7 | 4171 | February 1923 | Charles Saunders | Armstrong | September 1928 |
| 8 | 4172 | February 1923 | Gooch | April 1929 | |
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