The London and North Eastern Railway Class U1 was a solitary 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratt locomotive designed for banking coal trains over the Worsborough Bank, [i] a steeply graded line in South Yorkshire and part of the Woodhead Route. It was both the longest and the most powerful steam locomotive ever to run in Britain.

The U1 Garratt ('The Wath Banker') In 1910, the Great Central Railway initiated the design of a 4-cylinder Garratt. This was probably based on a pre-existing 0-8-0 design (LNER class Q4 ), but over time the design evolved to use a 2-8-0 base (LNER class O4 ROD ) instead.

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The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) owned a single Class U1 Garratt, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company in 1925. It was designed by Nigel Gresley for banking coal trains over the Worsborough Bank, a steeply graded line in South Yorkshire and part of the Woodhead line .

The London and North Eastern Railway Class U1 was a solitary 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratt locomotive designed for banking coal trains over the Worsborough Bank, a steeply graded line in South Yorkshire and part of the Woodhead Route.

The London and North Eastern Railway Class U1 was a solitary 2-8-0+0-8-2 Beyer-Garratt locomotive designed for banking coal trains over the Worsborough Bank, a steeply graded line in South Yorkshire and part of the Woodhead Route.

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Aug 7, 2021 · Ex-LNER Gresley 'U1' class 2-8-0+0-8-2 No. 69999. Built by Beyer, Peacock Ltd. of Manchester in June 1925 as LNER No. 2395 and withdrawn in December 1955. The long and convoluted story of one of Sir Nigel Gresley's few failures is the behemoth 69999, that was designed for banking trains on the Worsborough incline near Barnsley.

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After a couple of tube and firebox replacements, the LNER found a chemical additive that apparently solved the problem. Also, because the U1 was used as the pusher on coal trains, it entered and left the Silkstone tunnels last.