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The Great Central Railway Class 9N, classified A5 by the LNER, was a class of 4-6-2 tank locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for suburban passenger services. They were fitted with superheaters, piston valves and Stephenson valve gear.

Construction and numbering

The GCR built 21 locomotives at Gorton Works in three batches between 1911 and 1917.Шаблон:Sfn They ordered a fourth batch of ten from Gorton, but this was not built until after the 1923 Grouping, under which GCR became part of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).Шаблон:Sfn The LNER then ordered a fifth batch of 13 to a modified design, incorporating reduced boiler mountings and detail differences, and these were built by the outside contractors Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. during 1925–26 (works numbers 3616–28).Шаблон:Sfn

Year GCR Nos. LNER Nos. LNER 1946 Nos.
1911 165–170, 23–24, 447–448 5165–70, 5023–24, 5447–48 9800–07, –, 9808
1912 449–452, 128–129 5449–5452, 5128–5129 9809–9814
1917 371–374, 411 5371–5374, 5411 9815–9819
1923 3, 6, 7, 30, 45,
46, 88, 154, 156, 158
5003, 5006, 5007, 5030, 5045,
5046, 5088, 5154, 5156, 5158
9820–9829
1925–26 1712/19, 1738, 1750/56,
1760/66–68, 1771,
1782/84, 1790
9830–9842

No. 5447 was withdrawn in 1942 because its frames were badly cracked.Шаблон:Sfn In 1943, the remaining engines were allocated new numbers in the 9800–42 block, but these were not applied until 1946.Шаблон:Sfn Forty-three locomotives passed to British Railways in 1948, and between 1948 and 1951 their numbers were increased by 60000.Шаблон:Sfn The class was divided into two parts in December 1948 as follows:Шаблон:Sfn

  • A5/1, 69800-69829: Built at Gorton to Robinson's design
  • A5/2, 69830-69842: Built by Hawthorn, Leslie with modifications by Gresley

None have been preserved.

Table of withdrawalsШаблон:Sfn
Year Quantity in
service at
start of year
Quantity
withdrawn
Locomotive numbers
1942 44 1 5447
1957 43 2 69815/33
1958 41 23 69802/04/07/10–11/18–19/22/24/26/28/30–32/34–42
1959 18 8 69800/03/05/09/12/16/25/27
1960 10 10 69801/06/08/13–14/17/20–21/23/29

Modelling

A 7 mm scale kit is available from MSC models.[1]

In 2023, Sonic Models released a ready-to-run OO scale model in GCR, LNER, and BR variants.[2]

References

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Further reading

  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 55.

External links

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