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 …

Finney and Smith produce a 3mm scale kit of the G5. Bachmann have announed a ready-to-run model of the G5 for OO gauge (4mm scale) which is expected in 2023. Kits are also available from Alan Gibson, London Road Models, Dave Alexander, and Nu-Cast. Both Connoisseur and Gladiator sell kits in O gauge (7mm).

Initially designed in 1911 to haul coal traffic on the Great Central Railway (GCR) to the new docks at Immingham, the GCR 8K would become one of the most successful British steam locomotive designs of the 20th Century. Robinson is also on record with the …

Under the LNER's ownership the 8Ks became known as Class O4, and the 8Ms as Class O5, although all of the O5s were converted to Class O4s by 1946. They were joined by a further 273 former ROD locomotives purchased in 1923–27, bringing the …

The LNER ‘G5’ 0-4-4Ts One of the most successful Victorian-era passenger tank engines was the North Eastern Railway’s ‘O’ class, which became the LNER’s ‘G5’ and lasted for more than 50 years in service.

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) produced several classes of locomotive, mostly to the designs of Nigel Gresley, characterised by a three-cylinder layout with a parallel boiler and round-topped firebox.

The first GCR 8K (LNER O4/1 class) class locomotive (966) was built in September 1911. A superheated boiler was fitted of similar size to that used by Robinson on his C4 Atlantics. A leading pony truck was fitted to take the extra weight.

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class O4 first consisted of 131 ex- Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8K 2-8-0 steam locomotives acquired on grouping in 1923.

the LNER O4, previously known as the GCR 8K class, was a series of 421 locomotives built between 1911-1918 for various railways. Four examples are preserved today. 3 of the 4 preserved O4s are in preservation in Australia.

The LNER 2-8-0 Locomotives. Of the four LNER constituents that adopted the 0-8-0, only the GCR and GNR switched to 2-8-0s - significantly, both companies with long-distance coal traffic.