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...
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4-6-0 steam locomotive GCR Class 8A GCR Class 8B GCR Classes 8D and 8E GCR Class 8F GCR Class 8H GCR Class 8K GCR Class 8N HAZMAT Class 8 Corrosive Substances...
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Railway. The locomotive was designed in 1906 and drew heavily from the GCR Class 8F - the biggest difference being that the driving wheels were 1 ft 3 in...
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familiar 8F. On the outbreak of the World War II, the design was chosen to become the country's standard freight design, reprising the role the GCR Class 8K...
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The GCR Class 8C was a class of a pair of 4-6-0 locomotives built for the Great Central Railway in 1903–1904 by Beyer, Peacock and Company. They passed...
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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...
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fully reflected the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme, which had grouped most classes into single number blocks. BR allocated numbers in March 1948 (in the meantime...
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others were 7812 Erlestoke Manor (SVR), LMS Stanier Class 8F No. 48624 (GCR), BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0 No. 75029 The Green Knight (Whitby - Grosmont...
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"LNER Encyclopedia: The LNER Parker Class D7 (GCR Classes 2 & 2A) 4-4-0 Locomotives". www.lner.info. "News Output". GCR Rolling Stock Trust. 31 December...
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standards as its current owner intends to run it for its first ticket on the GCR before considering future mainline certification. Two of the eight preserved...
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under the LNER. LNER Class A2 – based on an NER design simply designated as 4.6.2 LNER Class A5 – Continuation of a GCR design LNER Class A8 – rebuilt from...
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LMS class 8F 2-8-0 locomotives, later BR class 40, class 47 and class 20 diesels. Other locomotives to be seen included LMS class 4F, GCR class 8K (LNER...
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by eleven "Improved Director" (GCR Class 11F, LNER Class D11) locomotives during 1920–1924. Robinson's famous GCR Class 8K 2-8-0 heavy freight locomotive...
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TBD Thunderbird Tours ORCA Canada BLI Thyssen Krupp AG BLUELINE Germany GS GCR Tianjin Airlines BO HAI China 3P TNM Tiara Air TIARA Aruba TBA Tibet Airlines...
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Central Railway (GCR) introduced his very successful GCR Class 8K for heavy freight. 129 of these were originally built by the GCR. During the First...
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43650, LMS Fowler Class 4F 44138, 44402, 44564-6, LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 (Black 5) 44665, 44717, 44809, 45239, LMS Stanier Class 8F 48273, 48288, 48741...
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corrugated iron sheeting. From March 1958 British Railways allocated the code 8F. In the winter of 1960/61 "No 2" shed was mostly demolished to make way for...
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which the programme was halted. The main modification to the original GCR Robinson Class 8K 2-8-0 design was the incorporation of a standard LNER 100A boiler...
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Operating Division. These were based on Robinson's GCR Class 8K. Another 84 locomotives of the same class were hired in 1919–20 but were returned in 1921–22...
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particular GCR class 9B and GCR Class 9D (LNER Class J9) 0-6-0's. Passenger trains at this period were worked by older Parker GCR Class 3 (LNER Class F1) 2-4-2...
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2023. "Tornado's Overhaul 2022". a1steam.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023. "GCR awarded custody of Oliver Cromwell by NRM". Heritage Railway. No. 257. August...
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the Great Central Railway Society, 152, (June 2007), 38 The Kitson J60 (GCR Class B) 0-6-0T Locomotives, LNER Encyclopedia, accessed 27-05-10 Photographs...
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publisher, Ian Allan purchased the line and, with the assistance of the GCR volunteers, moved it to its present site at Hardwick Lane, Chertsey. It reopened...
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of the need to limit the strain on wagon couplings. Thus, in theory, a class 8F locomotive could haul 37 wagons, but a banker would still have to be provided...
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