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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 6
Number Scrapped 6
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Kitson 6
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
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' 034"
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