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 …

They had an 0-4-4 wheel layout and a total of 124 locomotives were built. They were designated G6 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). [1] With the introduction of the NER Class O (LNER G5), BTP locomotives started to become redundant.

When the LNER was created in 1923, a new classification scheme was drawn up that could accommodate all the inherited steam locomotives and future new classes, and provide useful information about the features of a given class. The answer, approved in September 1923, ...

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.

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) 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 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 …