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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
67356 at Kings Lynn, 1957
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerHenry Ivatt
BuilderDoncaster Works
Serial number755–758, 788–971, 796–797, 812–821, 832–841, 924–933, 1017–1026, 1155–1164
Build date1898–1907
Total produced60
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-4-2T
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Driver dia.5 ft 8 in (1.727 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Loco weight62.30 long tons (63.30 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity2.50 long tons (2.54 t)
Water cap.1,350 imperial gallons (6,100 L; 1,620 US gal)
Boiler pressure170–175 psi (1.17–1.21 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Valve typeSlide valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort17,900–18,425 lbf (79.6–82.0 kN)
Career
Operators
Number in class1 January 1923: 60,
1 January 1948: 49
NumbersGNR: 1009A, 1010, 1013–1020, 1501–1550
Withdrawn1957–1958
DispositionAll scrapped

The Great Northern Railway class C2 locomotives is a scrapped 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 They were withdrawn between 1957 and 1958.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) . Locomotives at the Grouping 2: London & North Eastern Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Ltd. pp. 18, 103, 105, 106. ISBN 0-7110-0553-2.

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London and North Eastern Railway locomotives
Pre-grouping
railway designs
Great Central
Great Eastern
Great North of Scotland
Great Northern
North British
North Eastern
North Eastern
(ex Hull & Barnsley)
LNER designs
Gresley (1923–1941)
Thompson (1941–1946)
Peppercorn (1946–1947)
Other designs
Proposed designs
  • P10 2-8-2T (Nov 1929)
  • B 4-6-0 (Nov 1936)
  • ? 4-8-2 (1939)
  • Q 0-8-0 (June 1930)
  • ? 4-8-4 (Feb 1946)
  • ? 4-8-2 (Feb 1946)
  • K 2-6-0 (Aug 1947)
see also
British Railways steam locomotives
GWR locomotives
LMS locomotives
Southern Railway locomotives
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