2-8-0 Class O4 LNER Profile and Models

2-8-0 Class O4 LNER

63601 at Barrow Hill in April 2009. ©Hugh Llewelyn

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class O4 initially consisted of the 131 ex-Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8K 2-8-0 steam locomotives acquired on grouping in 1923. The engines were designed by John G. Robinson and built at the GCR locomotive works at Gorton, Manchester. The O4s were added to when the LNER purchased 273 ex-Railway Operating Division ROD 2-8-0s to the same design between 1923 and 1927. Meanwhile, the 19 GCR Class 8M (LNER Class O5) were rebuilt as O4 standard during the 1920s and 1930s. 92 O4 locomotives were requisitioned by the War Department during World War II and shipped during late 1941 for operation in the Middle East. The O4 class were used to haul heavy freight trains throughout the LNER system. 329 engines remained in operation at 1 January 1948. An O4/1, GCR No. 102, BR No. 63601, is part of the extensive National Collection, and is preserved on the preserved Great Central Railway at Loughborough, Leicestershire. A further three Robinson 2-8-0s were exported and survive in preservation in New South Wales, Australia.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GCR Gorton Works
Kitson & Co
North British Locomotive Co

Build Date

1911 to 1914

Total Built

666

Tractive Effort

31,325 lbf

Wheel Configuration

2-8-0

Operated By

Great Central Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
Railway Operating Division
War Department
British Railways

Main Duties

Heavy Freight
Wartime Use

In Service Until

1966

Surviving Examples

4

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Little Engines LE04 LNER/BRO4/7 2-8-0 Steam locomotive kit Requires assembly Not set LE04
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LNER/BRO4/7 2-8-0 Steam locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Little Engines LE4-3 Class 04/3 2-8-0 Loco & Tender Kit Requires assembly Not set LE4-3
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Class 04/3 2-8-0 Loco & Tender Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Little Engines LE4-8 Class 04/8 2-8-0 loco & tender kit Requires assembly Not set LE4-8
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Class 04/8 2-8-0 loco & tender kit Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge Foxhunter Models FHM-Kit6 Class O4 Robinson 2-8-0 - Kit Requires assembly Not set FHM-Kit6
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Class O4 Robinson 2-8-0 - Kit Awaiting Categorisation