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MSLR/LNER Parker "N4" Class 0-6-2T


Class Types
MLSR Class 9A
MLSR Class 9A Altered (Extended frame version of 9A)

General
Designer Thomas Parker
Introduced 1889
Pre-Grouping Company Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Description (1957) Class N4. Parker 5'1" 0-6-2T's for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, originally 55 engines constructed 1889-1892, with round-topped boilers, but subsequently converted to Belpaire. The last of the class to remain in service were scrapped at the close of 1954.
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-2T
Number Built as N4 55
First in Service 12/1889
Last in Service 03/12/1954
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Gorton Works 6
Neilson, Reid & Co. 49
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Gorton Works  n/a 1889 3
Neilson, Reid & Co.  E661 1890 35
Gorton Works  n/a 1891 3
Neilson, Reid & Co.  E683 1892 14

Power
N4/1 N4/2 N4/3 N4/4
Variant Introduced 1889 1889 1892 1892
Tractive Effort 18,781lbs
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Inside Cylinders 18" x 26" (2 off)
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Inside Valves Slide
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Inside Motion Joy
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1

Wheels
N4/1 N4/2 N4/3 N4/4
Drivers 5' 1"
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Truck 3' 6"
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Total Wheelbase 22' 6"
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 11" + 8' 7" + 6' 0" = 22' 6"
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1

Dimensions
N4/1 N4/2 N4/3 N4/4
Length (over buffers) 36' 218"
As N4/1
36' 818"
As N4/3
Weight (in running order) 61t 10cwt
As N4/1
61t 19cwt
As N4/3
Adhesive Weight 48t 3cwt
As N4/1
48t 8cwt
As N4/3
Maximum Axle Load 16t 15cwt
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Water Capacity 1,300gal
As N4/1
1,360gal
As N4/3
Coal Capacity 2t 15cwt
As N4/1
3t 0cwt
As N4/3

Boiler & Firebox
N4/1 N4/2 N4/3 N4/4
Boiler Diagram 21
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Boiler Notes Robinson GCR Standard No 1 boiler
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Boiler Max Diameter 4' 4"
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Boiler Barrel Length 10' 818"
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Boiler Pressure 160lbs
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Firebox Type Belpaire
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Firebox Length 6'
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Firebox Grate Area 18.3ft2
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Firebox Heating Surface 99ft2
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Tube Number 190
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Tube Diameter 134"
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Tube Area 964ft2
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Total Evaporative Area 1063ft2
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1
Total Heating Area 1063ft2
As N4/1
As N4/1
As N4/1