GCR Class 1A
LNER Class B8
No. 1349 at Retford (GC) Locomotive Depot 13 April 1947
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJohn G. Robinson
BuilderGorton Works
Build date1913–1915
Total produced11
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-0
 • UIC2'Ch2
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Driver dia.5 ft 7 in (1.702 m)
Length63 ft 0.3 in (19.210 m)
Loco weight122 long tons (124 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity6 long tons (6.1 t)
Water cap.4,000 imperial gallons (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area26 sq ft (2.4 m2)[1]
Boiler:
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 • Diameter5 ft 6 in (1,680 mm)
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface2,183 sq ft (202.8 m2)[1]
Superheater:
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 • Heating area294 sq ft (27.3 m2)[1]
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size21.5 in × 26 in (546 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort27,445 lbf (122.1 kN)
Career
Operators
Withdrawn1947–1949
DispositionAll scrapped

The Great Central Railway Class 1A, classified B8 by the LNER, was a class of 4-6-0 mixed-traffic locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for fast goods, relief passenger and excursion services. They were known as the ‘Glenalmond Class’ and were a smaller wheeled version of Robinson's earlier Sir Sam Fay express passenger class (LNER Class B2), which they closely resembled.

History

GCR locomotives

The prototype was built at Gorton Locomotive Works, during 1913 and the remaining ten, one year later. They had the same design problems associated with the Sir Sam Fay class and were mainly used on secondary passenger and freight services.[1]

Numbering

Table of numbers[2]
BuiltGCR Nos.LNER Nos.LNER 1946 Nos.NameWithdrawn
June 1913450041349GlenalmondNovember 1947
July 191443954391350Sutton NelthorpeAugust 1947
August 191444054401351—October 1947
September 191444154411352—May 1947
September 191444254421353—March 1949
October 191444354431354—March 1948
October 191444454441355—September 1948
November 191444554451356—August 1947
November 191444654461357Earl Roberts of KandaharApril 1949
December 191427952791358Earl Kitchener of KhartoumAugust 1948
January 191528052801359—March 1947

Preservation

None have been preserved.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to GCR Class 1A / LNER Class B8.
  • Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Platt, E. N. T.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W. B. (March 1975). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 2B: Tender Engines—Classes B1 to B19. Lincoln: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-73-8.


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