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were there actually 943 members[edit]

according to the book Classic British Steam locomotives, there are actually 957 DX goods, there is a clear error. is this accurate 73.250.53.193 (talk) 19:43, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

According to

Baxter, Bertram (1977). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923, volume 1: General Summary; Index of Locomotive-Owning Companies. Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing. pp. 12, 18. ISBN 0-903485-50-8. LCCN 78322204. OCLC 60034555. OL 4294329M.

there were 863 built for the LNWR, plus 59 built for the L&YR. That makes 922. Counting up the individual locos in

Baxter, Bertram (1978). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923, volume 2A: London and North Western Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing. pp. 124–157. ISBN 0-903485-51-6. OCLC 60034556. OL 25663325M.
Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923, volume 3B: Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing. pp. 39, 45–46. ISBN 0-903485-85-0. OCLC 60038836. OL 25432143M.

also yields 863 LNWR, but 80 L&YR, total 943. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:18, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ahrons, E.L. (1987) [1927]. The British Steam Railway Locomotive 1825-1925. London: Bracken Books. p. 123. ISBN 1-85170-103-6.

says no less than 857 of these engines were built at Crewe for the L. and N.W.R., in addition to 86 for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ... All of these engines, 943 in number. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:28, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]