2-8-0 Class O4 LNER Profile and Models
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. |
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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 |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Little Engines | Requires assembly | Not set |
LE04 View |
LNER/BRO4/7 2-8-0 Steam locomotive kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Little Engines | Requires assembly | Not set |
LE4-3 View |
Class 04/3 2-8-0 Loco & Tender Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Little Engines | Requires assembly | Not set |
LE4-8 View |
Class 04/8 2-8-0 loco & tender kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
N Gauge | Foxhunter Models | Requires assembly | Not set |
FHM-Kit6 View |
Class O4 Robinson 2-8-0 - Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |