GNR Class N1
GNR Class N1
LNER Class N1
Nos. 9459 and 9479 at Bradford Hammerton Street Depot in 1947 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration |
0-6-2T |
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UIC class |
C1 n2t, eleven later C1 h2t |
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Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Driver diameter |
5 ft 8 in (1.727 m) |
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Trailing dia |
3 ft 8 in (1.118 m) |
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Wheelbase |
- First: 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
- Remainder: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
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Length |
- First: 35 ft 7 1⁄2 in (10.86 m)
- Remainder: 36 ft 7 1⁄2 in (11.16 m)
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Axle load |
18.00 long tons (18.29 t) |
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Adhesive weight |
- First: 51.20 long tons (52.02 t)
- Remainder: 51.35 long tons (52.17 t)
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Loco weight |
- First: 64.70 long tons (65.74 t)
- Remainder: 65.85 long tons (66.91 t)
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Fuel type |
Coal |
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Fuel capacity |
4.00 long tons (4.06 t) |
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Water cap |
1,600 imp gal (7,300 l; 1,900 US gal) |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
19 sq ft (1.8 m2) |
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Boiler |
LNER diagram 7 |
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Boiler pressure |
170 psi (1.2 MPa) |
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Cylinders |
Two, inside |
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Cylinder size |
18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) |
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Valve gear |
Stephenson |
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Valve type |
Slide valves |
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Career |
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Operators |
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Class |
GNR/LNER: N1 |
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Power class |
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Numbers |
- GNR: 190, 1551–1605
- LNER: 3190, 4551–4605; 9430–9485
- BR: 69430–69485
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Axle load class |
LNER/BR: Route availability 5 |
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Withdrawn |
1947–1959 |
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Disposition |
All scrapped |
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The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class N1 is an 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotive designed by Henry Ivatt and introduced in 1906. They were all withdrawn from service between 1947 and 1959. None have survived.
No. 9463 fitted with condensing gear at Harringay 11 October 1946
The majority of the class were fitted with condensing apparatus and worked in the London area, from King's Cross and Hornsey Depots on empty coach trains and on cross-London exchange freight trains.
References
- 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 1977). Fry, E. V., ed. Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 9A: Tank Engines—Classes L1 to N19. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-40-1.
- Casserley, H.C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 2: London & North Eastern Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited. p. 73. ISBN 0-7110-0553-2.
- Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 53.
External links
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- D38
- D39
- D40
- D41
- D42
- D43
- D44
- D45
- D46
- D47
- D48
- G10
- J90
- J91
- Z4
- Z5
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| Other designs: | |
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| Proposed designs: |
- P10 2-8-2T (Nov 1929)
- B 4-6-0 (Nov 1936)
- ? 4-8-2 (1939)
- Q 0-8-0 (June 1930)
- D 4-4-0 (1943)
- ? 4-8-4 (Feb 1946)
- ? 4-8-2 (Feb 1946)
- K 2-6-0 (Aug 1947)
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