4-4-2 Class C1 Atlantic GNR Profile and Models
251 at Barrow Hill in February 2014. ©Hugh Llewelyn
The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class C1 is a type of 4-4-2 steam locomotive. One, ex GNR 251, later LNER 2800, survives in preservation. Much like their small boiler cousins, they were capable of reaching speeds of up to 90 mph (145 km/h). They were also known as Large Atlantics. The principle of the design was to produce a powerful, free-steaming engine to haul the fastest and heaviest express trains on the Great Northern. They could thus be seen as the start of the East Coast 'Big Engine' policy. None were ever named. Seventeen C1s made it to serve British Railways, albeit for a short time. According to The Railway Magazine, the last engine in service was BR 62822, ex GNR 294. On 26 November 1950 she hauled a train one way from Kings Cross to Doncaster to mark the end of the C1s. Pioneer 251, LNER 2800, had been saved for the UK National Collection even before the last one was withdrawn from revenue service in 1950. Restored to GNR livery, she is the only C1 to survive. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
Doncaster Works |
Build Date |
1902 to 1910 |
Total Built |
94 |
Tractive Effort |
13,808 to 22,100 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
4-4-2 |
Operated By |
Great Northern Railway London & North Eastern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Passenger Services |
In Service Until |
1950 |
Surviving Examples |
1 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Craftsman Models | Requires assembly | Not set |
CM12 View |
GNR/LNER Class C12 4-4-2T Steam locomotive kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | DJH Model Railway Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
K73 View |
GNR/LNER/BR C1 large boiler 4-4-2 | GNR - Great Northern Railway | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Keyser (K's) | Requires assembly | Not set |
L29Keyser View |
GNR C1 Atlantic Class 4-4-2 Locomotive Kit | Unpainted |