The GCR Class 8F was a class of ten 4-6-0 locomotives built for the Great Central Railway in 1906 by Beyer, Peacock and Company to the design of John G. Robinson for working fast goods and fish trains.

Robinson developed the Great Central Railway (GCR)'s Class 8F (LNER B4) from his two experimental B1 4-6-0s. At construction, the only difference was that the B4s had driving wheels that were three inches smaller at 6ft 6in diameter.

The GCR Class 8B was a class of 27 two-cylinder steam locomotives of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement built between 1903 and 1906 for the Great Central Railway. They were nicknamed "Jersey Lillies" after the famous music star Lillie Langtry .

Although different from the later GCR 4-6-0s, the pair of 8Cs (B1 in LNER parlance) remained in steady, if varied, service right through World War II. Reclassified B18 to clear the way for Thompson's B1 class, the pair were retired and scrapped in 1947.

The Great Central Railway built 9 classes of 4-6-0 locomotives. The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

In 1902, John Robinson produced his first truly mixed traffic design for the Great Central Railway. The new locomotives were built to a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement but, although a mixed traffic design, were painted in the standard goods livery of black with red and white lining.

Sep 17, 2022 · The re-skin's info: The Robinson's Class 8f (Classified as 'B4' by the LNER) is the Great Central Railway's 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed for the fast fish and goods train for the GCR to the...

Dec 27, 2016 · I have added a new collection featuring The Robinson Class B4 (GCR Class 8F) 4-6-0s 'Immingham' Class Ten B4s were built in 1906 by Beyer Peacock &...

In the early 20th Century several other companies introduced 4-6-0s but often encountered similar difficulties, including the GCR, who reverted to four-coupled locos for express work despite producing 90 4-6-0s to a variety of two- and four-cylinder designs from 1902 onwards.