GNR 990 Henry Oakley (GNR 990 & LNER 3990) 990 was built at Doncaster in 1898 at a cost of £2,522 to become the first 4-4-2 locomotive in Britain. It was the only locomotive on the GNR to carry a name after it was given the name of the general manager of the railway until 1922 when Gresley’s pacifics were introduced.

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Small Boiler Class C1 is a class of steam locomotive, the first 4-4-2 or Atlantic type in Great Britain. They were designed by Henry Ivatt in 1897. In total 22 were built between 1898 and 1903 at Doncaster Works .

The C1 Class, as it was known under both GNR & LNER classifications, was designed by Henry Ivatt as an enlarged version of what became the LNER C2 Class. The principle of the design was to produce a powerful, free-steaming engine to haul the …

It was not unusual for this modified design to be seen on one side of a locomotive but not the other. In fact, the preserved engine 990 has this deeper frame on the right-hand side, but keeps the older frame design on the left-hand side. The C2 class were initially distributed between the GNR’s main line sheds.

When No. 3990 Henry Oakley (GNR No. 990) was withdrawn at the end of 1937, it was restored to a GNR livery and placed in the York Museum in January 1938. In 1953, No. 990 was restored to running condition and ran a series of specials with C1 No. 251 celebrating the centenary of Doncaster Works.

Steam locomotive and tender, Great Northern Railway, No 990 "Henry Oakley" 4-4-2, designed by H.A. Ivatt, built at Doncaster 1898, withdrawn 1937. The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class C1 was designed to haul express trains between London King’s Cross and York.

I photographed this 1898 4-4-2 GNR #990 “Henry Oakley” at the National Railway Museum in York England.

Here is the photo album for Great Northern Railway No. 3990 (990) 'Henry Oakley' , a 4-4-2 located in York, Yorkshire. If you would like to suggest additional photos for this album, please click here.

2024年4月20日 · English: GNR small boiler Class C1 Nº 990 Henry Oakley, the sole surviving member of the class