LNWR Class G2A

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-8-0
• UIC	D h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.359 m)
Loco weight	62 long tons 0 cwt (138,900 lb or 63 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	20+1⁄2 in × 24 in (521 mm × 610 mm)
Valve type	Joy

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Bowen Cooke
Number rebuilt	327 (from G1)

LNWR Class G2A
LNWR Class G2A
	Class G2A No. 9376 at Crewe, 2 May 1948
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Bowen Cooke
Number rebuilt	327 (from G1)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-8-0
• UIC	D h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.359 m)
Loco weight	62 long tons 0 cwt (138,900 lb or 63 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	175 psi (1.21 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	20+1⁄2 in × 24 in (521 mm × 610 mm)
Valve type	Joy
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	28,045 lbf (124.8 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	LNWR » LMS » BR
Power class	BR: 7F
Nicknames	Super D

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Class G2A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives. They were upgraded from LNWR Class G1 principally by the fitting of a higher pressure boiler. Some of the G2As subsequently received lower pressure boilers on overhaul, taking them back into Class G1.

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