4-4-0 Class D40 GNSR Profile and Models

4-4-0 Class D40 GNSR

49 'Gordon Highlander'. Unknown location. January 1964. ©Charlie Stephen

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) D40 class is a type of 4-4-0 steam locomotive inherited from the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR). It consisted of GNSR class V (introduced in 1899 by William Pickersgill) and GNSR class F (introduced in 1920 by T. E. Heywood). The two classes were similar but the class F was superheated. Delivery of the V class commenced in October 1899, but by the time that the first five locomotives had been received by the GNSR, they found that a downturn in traffic meant that not only were the remaining five not required, but that they would also be unable to pay for them. Accordingly, the GNSR requested that Neilsons should find an alternative buyer. They were duly sold to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway for £3,300 each, where they became that company's class G. All 21 GNSR locomotives passed to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. Eighteen of the 21 locomotives passed into British Railways ownership in 1948. Number 62277 was preserved and renumbered as 49 as an example of the superheated version.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Neilson, Reid & Co
GNSR Inverurie Works
North British Locomotive Co

Build Date

1899 to 1921

Total Built

21

Tractive Effort

16,185 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-4-0

Operated By

Great North of Scotland Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

1958

Surviving Examples

1

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Nu-Cast NC126 LNER/GNOS D40 or SR/SECR G Class 4-4-0 Steam locomotive kit Requires assembly Not set NC126
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LNER/GNOS D40 or SR/SECR G Class 4-4-0 Steam locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) PDK Models No image available Requires assembly Not set PDKP40
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GNSR/LNER/BR D40 Pickersgill Class V/Heywood class F 4-4-0 Steam locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation