Furness Railway Class 19

The Furness Railway Class 19 (classified "G5" by Bob Rush) were a group of ten 0-6-0T locomotives designed by W. F. Pettigrew. Eight were manufactured by the Vulcan Foundry and two by Kitson & Company during 1910, 1915 and 1916. All ten were passed over to the London Midland & Scottish Railway in 1923 during regrouping. They were all withdrawn between 1930 and 1942.

In 1910, W. F. Pettigrew, a locomotive superintendent for the Furness Railway at the time, designed his 0-6-0T locomotive in order to replace the Class G1 Neddies from shunting and small freight work due to old age and overall redundancy. The new engines were to utilise the standardised 4-foot-7+¹⁄₂-inch (1.410 m) wheels and 18-by-26-inch (457 mm × 660 mm) cylinders to ensure the engines were powerful than the Neddies.^{[1] [2]}

Initially, six units were built by the Vulcan Foundry in 1910 and numbered 19–24. During the first World War, more locomotives were ordered. Two were built by Kitson & Co in 1915 and numbered 51–52. These were followed by a final batch of two built by Vulcan in 1916 and numbered 53–54. The original 1910 batch of locomotives were also renumbered 55–60 to keep them in the same number sequence as the later built engines. ^[1]

When first put into service, the G5 class were used as shunting locomotives at Barrow Docks and also bankers at Lindal-in-Furness. Later on, the locomotives would be fitted out for passenger services, but weren't used on them often. All ten of the G5 class were passed down to the newly formed London Midland & Scottish Railway in 1923 during regrouping. On the LMS, they were renumbered 11553–11562. ^[1]

In the 1930s, a reduction of trading due to the Great Slump of Britain caused the G5 to become obsolete. Between 1930 and 1932, six were withdrawn from service and scrapped despite them being in serviceable condition. Three more were withdrawn between 1934 and 1936, with only 11553 remaining. 11553 survived for a few years beyond the rest of its class until it retired in 1942 and was scrapped at Horwich the following year during World War II. ^[1]

None of the locomotives were preserved.