The London & North Western Railway (LNWR) had ten "Greater Britain" class locomotives of the 2-2-2-2 type designed for express passenger service by Francis Webb in 1891. Of the ten the last eight were constructed at Crewe Works in 1894. They were three cylinder compound locomotives. The two outside high pressure cylinders drove the trailing drivers via Howe-Stephenson valve gear. The one inside low pressure drove the leading drivers via a slip eccentric. There was no connection between the two sets of drivers. All the engines were named. One unusual feature was that the names were split over two nameplates, one on each driving wheel splasher. This necessitated the use of two-word names, in this case "Greater Britain". The class remained in service until Webb's retirement. His successor, George Whale, preferred simple superheated locomotives. Consequently they were all scrapped between 1906 and 1907. Number 2525 was renumbered 2053 in December 1891.