0-8-0 Class Q4 GCR Profile and Models

0-8-0 Class Q4 GCR

3224 at Retford Great Northern Locomotive Depot in April 1947. ©Ben Brooksbank

The Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive built between 1902 and 1911 for handling heavy coal trains over the Pennines. They all passed to the LNER in 1923, who redesignated them Class Q4. Many of the class were fitted with superheaters from 1914 onwards, but the process was not completed – the maximum number with superheated boilers was 70. In addition, boilers were frequently exchanged for maintenance purposes, and several locomotives that had carried a superheated boiler reverted to saturated steam following a repair, and some of these later became superheated again. The class was designed to haul heavy coal trains from the South Yorkshire Coalfield westwards to Manchester and Liverpool, and eastwards to the ports at Grimsby and Immingham; until 1911 they also worked southwards to the marshalling yards at Woodford Halse. Many survived into nationalisation but all were withdrawn by 1951 and eventually scrapped.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Neilson, Reid & Co
Kitson & Co
Gorton Works

Build Date

1902 to 1911

Total Built

89

Tractive Effort

25,644 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-8-0

Operated By

Great Central Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Heavy Coal Trains

In Service Until

1951

Surviving Examples

0

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Millholme Models No image available Requires assembly Not set MM10
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Q4/Class 8a 0-8-0 Steam locomotive GCR/LNER/BR KIT Awaiting Categorisation