The Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive built between 1902 and 1911 for handling heavy coal trains over the Pennines. They all passed to the LNER in 1923, who redesignated them Class Q4.They were …

The Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8A (LNER Q4) was designed by Robinson in 1902. The first three locomotives were built alongside the first GCR Class 8 (LNER B5) locomotives and they shared similar 4ft 9in diameter saturated boilers. The main difference was that the Q4's smaller wheels enabled a deeper firebox to be used.

Only one 0-8-0 tank locomotive (the GCR No. 400B) entered LNER ownership at Grouping in 1923, and was quickly withdrawn from service. For heavy wartime shunting needs, Thompson rebuilt thirteen of the Robinson Q4 s as Q1 0-8-0T heavy shunters between 1942 and 1945.

Locomotives of the GCR. At the turn of the century, there was a desperate shortage of motive power; in keeping with several other railways at the time, the GCR bought 20 American Baldwin 2-6-0s and designated them Class 15. They were a short lived class, the last being scrapped in 1915. ... (LNER Q4) 0-8-0 goods engines of 1902.

The GCR’s new port at Immingham was due to open in 1912, and new locomotives were required to haul the expected increase in coal traffic to Immingham from where it was exported. In August 1910, an order was placed for twenty locomotives based on Robinson’s existing Q4 0-8-0 but enlarged to give greater haulage capacity.

GCR Class 8A class of 89 British 0-8-0 locomotives, later LNER Class Q4 ... Media in category "GCR Class 8A / LNER Class Q4" The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine (1912) (14759764134).jpg 2,424 × 1,628; 883 KB. Barnsley Locomotive Depot geograph-2345737-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg 1,449 × ...

0-8-0 Class Q4 GCR. 0-8-0 Class Q4 GCR Profile and Models. 3224 at Retford Great Northern Locomotive Depot in April 1947. ©Ben Brooksbank. The Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive built between 1902 and 1911 for handling heavy coal trains over the Pennines. They all passed to the LNER in 1923, who ...

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The GCR's new port at Immingham was due to open in 1912, and new mineral locomotives were required to haul the expected increase in coal traffic. In August 1910, an order was placed for twenty locomotives based on Robinson 's existing Q4 0-8 …