In 1945, the L1s were reclassified as Class L3 to make room for the new Thompson L1 2-6-4T class. The first L1 was withdrawn in 1947. The remaining nineteen locomotives survived into …

Their GCR numbers were 272–276, 336–345, and 366–370, which under the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) were increased by 5000 between 1924 and 1926. [11] Classified 1B …

The LNER 2-6-4 Tank Locomotives. For various reasons, the LNER did not have many 2-6-4T locomotives until Thompson introduced his L1 as a part of his standardisation plan. The LNER …

A number of different numbering and classification schemes were used for the locomotives owned by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and its constituent companies. This page …

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 …

The LNER /GCR 1B was a class of 2-6-4T (tank) locomotives on the Great Central Railway and the LNER. They were notable as the first locomotives of the 2-6-4T (or Adriatic) wheel …

In each class, individual engines were numbered in order of construction (with a small number of exceptions, most notably the 'A4' class where locomotives carrying the names of the LNER's …

Class L3. Class Details Robinson GCR Class '1B' 2-6-4T, LNER Class 'L1', then 'L3' from May 1945. Weight 97 tons 9; Pressure: 180psi; Cyls: 21x26; DW: 5 ft 1; TE: 28,760 lbs.

Aug 12, 2022 · One of the massive Ex-GCR (1B) Robinson Class L3 2-6-4Ts No 5339 at Neasden in the 1930s. Twenty locomotives in this class. No 5339 was renumbered 9058 in …