Locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway
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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 iconic locomotive of its day, 4468 'Mallard', the holder of the world steam locomotive speed record. It also built the world famous 4472 'Flying Scotsman'. However, its locomotive inheritance was much greater than just the 'A4 Class', it also produced highly successful mixed-traffic and freight designs.
- For an explanation of the classification and numbering systems used by the LNER and its consituent companies, see: LNER locomotive numbering and classification.
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[edit] Locomotives of Constituent Companies
[edit] Great Central Railway
- GCR Class 8C (LNER Class B18)
- GCR Class 8K (LNER Class O4)
- GCR Class 11F (LNER Class D11)
[edit] Great Eastern Railway
- GER Class E22 (LNER Class J65)
- GER Class F48 (LNER Class J16)
- GER Class G48 (LNER Class J17)
- GER 209 Class (LNER Class Y5)
- GER Class G58 (LNER Class J17)
- GER Class L77 (LNER Class N7)
- GER Class P43 (LNER Class ??)
- GER Class S56 (LNER Class J69)
- GER Class S69 (LNER Class B12)
- GER Class T18 (LNER Class J66)
- GER Class T19 (Rebuilt as LNER Class D13)
- GER Class T26 (LNER Class E4)
- GER Class Y14 (LNER Class J15)
- GER Class 53 (LNER J70)
[edit] Great North of Scotland Railway
- GNSR Class F (LNER Class D40)
[edit] Great Northern Railway
- GNR Class C1
- GNR Class C2
- GNR Class J13 (LNER Class J52)
- GNR Class N2
[edit] North British Railway
- NBR Class C (LNER Class J36)
- NBR Class G (LNER Class Y9)
- NBR Class K (LNER Class D34)
[edit] North Eastern Railway
- NER 66 Class (LNER Class X1)
- NER 901 Class
- NER 1001 Class
- NER 1463 Class (LNER Class E5)
- NER Class C1 (LNER Class J21)
- NER Class E1 (LNER Class J72)
- NER Class H (LNER Class Y7)
- NER Class M1 (LNER Class D17)
- NER Class P3 (LNER Class J27)
- NER Class S3 (LNER Class B16)
- NER Class T2 (LNER Class Q6)
- NER Class T3 (LNER Class Q7)
- NER Class R (LNER Class D20)
[edit] Locomotives built by the LNER
[edit] Gresley Designs
- Class A3
- Class A4
- Class A8
- Class B17
- Class D49
- Class J38
- Class J39
- Class K4
- Class P1
- Class P2
- Class U1
- Class V1
- Class V2
- Class V3
- Class V4
- Class W1
[edit] Thompson Designs
- Thompson Class A2
- Thompson Class B1
- Thompson Class B2
- Thompson/Peppercorn Class K1
- Class K5
- Thompson Class L1
- Class O1
- Class Q1
[edit] Peppercorn Designs
[edit] Private manufacturers
[edit] Post-Nationalisation
British Rail continued to build LNER designs (the B1 and L1 classes in particular) immediately after Nationalisation. Remarkably, it even built a new series of shunting locomotives (J72 class) to a pre-Grouping design (of the North Eastern Railway). However, it was to be the Eastern Region that took the first of BR's new Standard locomotives, 70000 'Britannia', for its Great Eastern Main Line workings to Norwich in 1951.
BR built 396 locomotives to ex-LNER designs. One of these, the J72 Class was a North Eastern Railway design dating from 1898.
| Class | Numbers | Power classification | Wheel arrangement | Number Built | Dates Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peppercorn A1 | 60114-62 | 8P6F | 4-6-2 | 49 | 1948-49 |
| Peppercorn A2 | 60526-39 | 8P7F | 4-6-2 | 14 | 1948 |
| Thompson B1 | 61273-409 | 5MT | 4-6-0 | 136 | 1948-52 |
| J72 | 69001-28 | 2F | 0-6-0T | 28 | 1949-51 |
| Thompson/Peppercorn K1 | 62001-70 | 6MT | 2-6-0 | 70 | 1949-50 |
| Thompson L1 | 67702-800 | 2-6-4T | 99 | 1948-50 |
[edit] Withdrawal
Withdrawal of ex-LNER locomotives took place throughout the 1960s, with some of the once high-profile 'A4 Class' locomotives ending their lives on heavy freight trains in Scotland; a far cry from the glamorous express workings of the late 1930s.
