4-6-2T Class A5 GCR/LNER Profile and Models

4-6-2T Class A5 GCR/LNER

1784. Official Works Photograph. ©Public Domain

The Great Central Railway Class 9N, classified A5 by the LNER, was a class of 4-6-2 tank locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for suburban passenger services. They were fitted with superheaters, piston valves and Stephenson valve gear. The GCR built 21 locomotives at Gorton Works in three batches between 1911 and 1917. They ordered a fourth batch of ten from Gorton, but this was not built until after the 1923 Grouping, under which GCR became part of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). The LNER then ordered a fifth batch of 13 to a modified design, incorporating reduced boiler mountings and detail differences, and these were built by the outside contractors Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. during 1925–26. Forty-three locomotives passed to British Railways in 1948. None have been preserved.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GCR/ LNER Gorton Works
Hawthorn, Leslie & Co

Build Date

1911 to 1926

Total Built

44

Tractive Effort

23,750 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-6-2T

Operated By

Great Central Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Suburban Passenger

In Service Until

1961

Surviving Examples

0

 

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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Craftsman Models LK5 LNER (Ex GE) A5 4-6-2 T kit Requires assembly Not set LK5
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O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Ace Products No image available Requires assembly Not set A5Ace01
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