The Great Central Railway Class 8H (LNER Class S1) was a class of 0-8-4T steam tank locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for hump shunting at Wath marshalling yard. Four locomotives were built in 1907/1908 for the Great Central Railway. They …

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-8-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles (usually in a trailing bogie). Other equivalent classifications are:

RG remarked on the Belpaire firebox and the fact that the engine used three cylinders, the outside pair driving on the third axle, the inside cylinder cranking on the second axle. Reflecting the limited scope of their duities, all three cylinders got their steam from slide valves.

The Great Central Railway Class 8, known as the London and North Eastern Railway Class B5 following the 1923 Grouping, was a class of fourteen 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed to haul fast goods trains, in particular fish trains.

To operate the yard, John G. Robinson designed a heavy 3-cylinder tank locomotive, classed 8H. The four members of the class were built by Beyer Peacock & Co. of Manchester in 1907 (?) and were, at the time, the most powerful locomotives in Britain.

English: The Great Central Railway Class 8H (LNER Class S1) was a class of 0-8-4T steam tank locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for hump shunting at Wath marshalling yard. The …

class of 6 British 0-8-4T locomotives, later LNER class S1

The Great Central Railway Class 8H (LNER Class S1) was a class of 0-8-4T steam tank locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for hump shunting at Wath marshalling yard. Four locomotives were built in 1907/1908 for the Great Central Railway. They …

In 1918 eighteen more engines were built at Gorton with larger 6ft diameter boilers (GCR class 8M, LNER class 05) and they were known as the Tiny’s. They were later rebuilt with 5ft diameter boilers and were incorporated in the O4 class.

Dec 12, 2024 · The Great Central Railway Class 8H (LNER Class S1) was a class of 0-8-4T steam tank locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for hump shunting at Wath marshalling yard. Four locomotives were built in 1907/1908 for the Great Central Railway. They were fitted with three cylinders.