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 the GCR's Gorton Locomotive Works , …

The Robinson O4 (ROD) and O5 (GCR 8K and 8M) 2-8-0s 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.

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 …

The first GCR 8K (LNER O4/1 class) class locomotive (966) was built in September 1911. A superheated boiler was fitted of similar size to that used by Robinson on his C4 Atlantics. A leading pony truck was fitted to take the extra weight.

Upon its formation in 1923 the London and North Eastern Railway inherited a total of 131 class 8K and 17 class 8M locomotives from the Great Central Railway. Under the LNER's ownership the 8Ks became known as Class O4, and the 8Ms as Class O5, although all of the O5s were converted to Class O4s by 1946.

lner在1923年到1927年间购买的273台rod 2-8-0型机车，加上接收的131台原gcr 8k型机车，编为lner o4型；而17台8m型机车则编为lner o5型，后于1946年重新编入o4型。 1941年，92台O4型机车被战争部征用，用于支援中东的英联邦部队，但这些机车没有回到英国。

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. In 1916, the Railway Operating Division (Commonly referred to as R.O.D...

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 …

The LNER Class O4 initially consisted of the 131 ex-GCR Class 8K 2-8-0 steam locomotives acquired on grouping in 1923. The engines were designed by John G. Robinson and built at the GCR's Gorton Locomotive Works, Manchester.

LNER Locomotives and Rolling Stock O4/8 2-8-0 This forum is for the discussion of the locomotives, motive power, and rolling stock of the LNER and its constituent companies.