1 / 2 : ▁five ▁by ▁Sh arp ▁Stewart ▁& ▁Co ., ▁five ▁by ▁Kit son ▁and ▁Company , ▁and ▁ten ▁at ▁the ▁Wol ver ton ▁railway ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁L N WR . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁number ed ▁ 2 4 7 – 2 5 6 , ▁ 2 8 7 – 2 9 6 ▁and ▁ 3 8 9 – 4 0 8 , ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁ren umber ed ▁by ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 , ▁becoming ▁ 8 4 7 ▁( etc .) ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁primarily ▁used ▁on ▁express ▁passenger ▁services ▁between ▁London ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁and , ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁also ▁from ▁Rugby ▁to ▁Staff ord . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁class ▁were ▁re built ▁with ▁new ▁( Cre we ) ▁bo ilers ; ▁the ▁tend ers ▁which ▁originally ▁contained ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁were ▁reduced ▁to ▁hold ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁water ▁tr ough s ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁line . ▁ ▁With draw al ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁* ▁Number ▁assigned , ▁but ▁possibly ▁never ▁carried ▁ ▁( b ) ▁ 6 ▁ft ▁ 6 in ▁driving ▁wheel , ▁Small ▁Blo om ers . ▁