The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class O2 was a class of three-cylinder 2-8-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for freight work and built by the GNR from 1921. …

In order to fit the LNER's 13ft 0.5in Composite Loading Gauge these engines were fitted with a lower profile cab, a re-positioned whistle, and a shorter chimney. These were classified as …

Ben Brooksbank / LNER 2-8-0 at Doncaster Locomotive Depot fresh from repair at the Works. Locomotive Magazine, June 1921. The GNR O2 was development of the O1, which initially …

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class O2 was a class of three-cylinder 2-8-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for freight work and built by the GNR from 1921. …

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.

Rebuilt to O2/1 with side-windowed cab. Retaining original GN-style cab. Number of locomotives logged in this class is 67. Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 45.

No. 3841 was a class O2 2-8-0 steam locomotive that was built for the London, North Eastern Railway by Doncaster Works in 1942. BRDatabase.

Kevin has carefully compiled a table listing each of the Class O2 heavy freight locomotives which was based at Grantham Loco. These locomotives were used mainly to work the ironstone …