4-6-0 Class B2 GCR Profile and Models
5427 at Sheffield Victoria in July 1947. ©Ben Brooksbank
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The GCR Class 1 was a class of steam locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for the Great Central Railway, and introduced to service between December 1912 and 1913. In the 1923 grouping, they all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway who placed them in class B2. Their classification was changed to B19 in 1945, and all had been retired by the end of 1947. Although commonly believed that they were intended as express passenger locomotives, the Great Central actually classified and used them as mixed traffic locomotives. Their initial allocations included the 'Pipe trains', the vacuum-brake fitted express goods services between Manchester and London, among the most important services on the Great Central. All were scrapped by the end of 1947. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
GCR Gorton Works |
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Build Date |
1912 to 1913 |
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Total Built |
6 |
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Tractive Effort |
22,700 lbf |
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Wheel Configuration |
4-6-0 |
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Operated By |
Great Central Railway London & North Eastern Railway |
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Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
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In Service Until |
1947 |
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Surviving Examples |
0 |
Products awaiting categorisation
| Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Keyser (K's) |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
L40Keyser View |
GCR Class 1/LNER Class B2 'Sir Sam Fay' 4-6-0 Loco kit | Awaiting Categorisation |
