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 …

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 …

GCR Class 8K (later LNER Class O4/1) loco 63664 at Langwith Junction engine shed on 7 August 1960 The first of the 8K class was outshopped from the GCR's Gorton workshops in 1911. It was essentially a superheated version of an earlier 0-8 …

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 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. Robinson launched his design for the GCR in 1911, while Gresley 's two-cylinder 1913 design on the GNR was followed by a three-cylinder version five years later.

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.

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.

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class O1 was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson for freight work. None have survived to preservation.

2019年6月7日 · The GCR 8k or more widely know as LNER O4 Rod is a heavy freight locomotive designed by John G. Robinson CME of the Great Central Railway in 1911. The initial design was to haul coal traffic to the new docks at Immingham. The design would go onto become one of the most successful British steam loco designs.

Obo's Trainz Locomotive CatalogLondon & North Eastern O4/1 Rod Class 3690 (Modified)