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GCR/LNER "G3" Class 0-4-4T

**Class Types**
LNER Class	G3

General

Introduced

1897

Pre-Grouping Company

Great Central Railway

Grouping Company

London and North Eastern Railway

Wheel Arrangement

0-4-4T

Number Built as G3

Number Scrapped

Manufacturers

Manufacturer	Total
Kitson	6

Orders

Builder	Sponsor	Order #	Date	Size
Kitson		n/a	1897	4
Kitson		n/a	1898	2

**Power**
Variant Introduced	1897
Tractive Effort	14,292lbs
Inside Cylinders	17" x 24" (2 off)
Inside Valves	Slide
Inside Motion	Stephenson

**Wheels**
Drivers	5' 6"
Truck	3'
Total Wheelbase	22' 3"
Descriptive Wheelbase	7' 9" + 9' 0" + 5' 6" = 22' 3"

**Dimensions**
Length (over buffers)	34' 0³⁄₄"
Weight (in running order)	50t 0cwt
Adhesive Weight	30t 8cwt
Maximum Axle Load	15t 8cwt
Water Capacity	1,300gal
Coal Capacity	2t 0cwt

**Boiler & Firebox**
Boiler Diagram	B4_P
Boiler Notes	Back dome, flush Belpaire firebox
Boiler Pitch	7' 2"
Firebox Type	Belpaire

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