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 …

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. At Grouping (1923), the LNER inherited 179 2-8-0s.

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. Robinson is also on record with the opinion that the 8K was his best ...

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.

The Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8K 2-8-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. Introduced in 1911, and designed by John G. Robinson, 126 were built for the GCR prior to the First World War.

The GCR Class 1 was a class of steam locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for the Great Central Railway, and introduced to service between December 1912 and 1913. In the 1923 grouping, they all passed to the London and North Eastern …

Feb 10, 2015 · Two Robinson C4 4-4-2s built for the Great Central Railway in 1905 are seen on Retford Great Northern shed on 13 April 1947. Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0. A brick-built 4TS dead-ended shed. On the west side of Retford Great Northern station.

Jan 7, 2025 · GCR 8A vs Q6 vs O2/1 vs D49 Mega Racing Trainz1st: GCR 8A2nd: NER Q63rd: LNER O2/14th: LNER D49

Feb 15, 2015 · Here is just a taste of that history. A Gresley class O2/3 2-8-0 63966 is resting on Retford Great Central shed on 6th September 1962. On the Gainsborough line, east of the station. Note: Retford Great Northern and Great Central sheds shared the same allocation and shed code. Revised and updated - September 2021.

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.