GNR Class C2
This article is about the Great Northern Railway 4-4-2 tank locomotives (LNER Class C12). For the LNER Class C2 (ex-GNR small boiler class C1 "Klondyke" locomotives, see GNR Class C1 (small boiler).
Great Northern Railway C2 class London & North Eastern Railway C12 | |
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67356 at Kings Lynn, 1957 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Designer | Henry Ivatt |
Builder | Doncaster Works |
Serial number | 755–758, 788–971, 796–797, 812–821, 832–841, 924–933, 1017–1026, 1155–1164 |
Build date | 1898–1907 |
Total produced | 60 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 4-4-2T |
Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Leading wheel diameter | 3 ft 8 in (1.118 m) |
Driver diameter | 5 ft 8 in (1.727 m) |
Trailing wheel diameter | 3 ft 8 in (1.118 m) |
Locomotive weight | 62.30 long tons (63.30 t) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 2.50 long tons (2.54 t) |
Water capacity | 1,350 imperial gallons (6,100 l; 1,620 US gal) |
Boiler pressure | 170–175 psi (1.17–1.21 MPa) |
Cylinders | Two, inside |
Cylinder size | 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) |
Valve gear | Stephenson |
Valve type | Slide valves |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 17,900–18,425 lbf (79.6–82.0 kN) |
Career | |
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Number in class |
1 January 1923: 60, 1 January 1948: 49 |
Number(s) | GNR: 1009A, 1010, 1013–1020, 1501–1550 |
Withdrawn | 1937–1958 |
Disposition | All scrapped |
The Great Northern Railway class C2 locomotives were a class of 4-4-2 tank locomotives built by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) between 1898 and 1907. They were used on local and commuter passenger trains in Yorkshire and North London. They were withdrawn between 1937 and 1958.
Numbering
The GNR numbered them 1009A, 1010, 1013–1020 and 1501–1550. All passed to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923, who renumbered them by adding 3000 to their GNR number.
In the post World War II renumbering scheme, the remaining 50 locomotives were renumbered 7350–7399.
In 1948, the remaining 49 locomotives passed to British Railways, who renumbered them by prefixing a 6 to their LNER number (i.e. 67350–67399).
References
- Casserley, H.C.; S.W. Johnston (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 2: London & North Eastern Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Ltd. pp. 18, 103, 105, 106. ISBN 0-7110-0553-2.
External links
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