GNR Class C2

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 8 in (1.727 m)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Loco weight	62.30 long tons (63.30 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2.50 long tons (2.54 t)
Water cap.	1,350 imperial gallons (6,100 L; 1,620 US gal)
Boiler pressure	170–175 psi (1.17–1.21 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Henry Ivatt
Builder	Doncaster Works
Serial number	755–758, 788–971, 796–797, 812–821, 832–841, 924–933, 1017–1026, 1155–1164
Build date	1898–1907
Total produced	60

Great Northern Railway C2 class
London & North Eastern Railway C12
Great Northern Railway C2 class; London & North Eastern Railway C12
	67356 at Kings Lynn, 1957
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Henry Ivatt
Builder	Doncaster Works
Serial number	755–758, 788–971, 796–797, 812–821, 832–841, 924–933, 1017–1026, 1155–1164
Build date	1898–1907
Total produced	60
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 8 in (1.727 m)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Loco weight	62.30 long tons (63.30 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2.50 long tons (2.54 t)
Water cap.	1,350 imperial gallons (6,100 L; 1,620 US gal)
Boiler pressure	170–175 psi (1.17–1.21 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	17,900–18,425 lbf (79.6–82.0 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Great Northern Railway; → London & North Eastern Railway; → British Railways;
Number in class	1 January 1923: 60,; 1 January 1948: 49
Numbers	GNR: 1009A, 1010, 1013–1020, 1501–1550
Withdrawn	1957–1958
Disposition	All scrapped

The Great Northern Railway class C2 locomotives were a class of 4-4-2 tank locomotives built by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) between 1898 and 1907. They were used on local and commuter passenger trains in Yorkshire and North London. They were withdrawn between 1957 and 1958.

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