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GNR Class H4. A Gresley K3 class 2-6-0 passes Bempton railway station on a short Class C (Fish) train. The Great Northern Railway Class H4 (classified K3 by the LNER) was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work. The type was a more powerful development of the earlier H3 (LNER K2) class and was notable at the time, as ...
The Great Northern Railway Class H2 and H3 (classified K1 and K2 by the LNER) was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work. The class was created as a locomotive which could haul heavier goods trains at speeds of up to 40 mph. The class were later developed into the more powerful H4 (LNER K3) class.
LNER (Pre 1946): 3441-3446. LNER (Post 1946) 1993-1998. BR: 61993-61998. Withdrawn. 1961. Disposition. One preserved, remainder scrapped. The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class K4 is a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the steep grades of the West Highland Line.
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) produced several classes of locomotive, mostly to the designs of Nigel Gresley, characterised by a three-cylinder layout with a parallel boiler and round-topped firebox. It produced the most famous locomotive of its day, 4468 'Mallard', the holder of the world steam locomotive speed record.
The following is a list of locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway as of 31 December 1947. This date is significant because nationalisation of the Big Four occurred the next day, 1 January 1948. Thus this is the list of locomotives as inherited by British Railways. At this time there were approximately 6300 steam locomotives, four ...
LNER Class K5. The London and North Eastern Railway Class K5 consisted of a single rebuild of LNER Class K3 2-6-0 No. 206 (later No. 61863), rebuilt in 1945 by Edward Thompson. The rebuilt locomotive had a new boiler and two, instead of three, cylinders following earlier rebuilds of other Gresley designs. The aim of the rebuilds was to move ...
LNER Peppercorn Class A1. LNER Thompson Class A2/1. LNER Thompson Class A2/2. LNER Thompson Class A2/3. LNER Peppercorn Class A2 60532 Blue Peter. LNER Peppercorn Class A2. LNER Class A2. LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3. List of LNER Class A1/A3 locomotives.
For the historical company, see London and North Eastern Railway. London North Eastern Railway[2] (LNER) is a British train operating company. It is owned by DfT OLR Holdings for the Department for Transport (DfT). The company's name echoes that of the London and North Eastern Railway, one of the Big Four companies which operated between 1923 ...