GNR Class N2
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The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class N2 is an 0-6-2T steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1920. Further batches were built by the London and North Eastern Railway from 1925.
Some locomotives were fitted with condensing apparatus for working on the Metropolitan line between King's Cross and Moorgate.
British Railways numbers were: 69490-69596.
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[edit] Sub-classes
- Class N2/1 Introduced 1920, GNR locos with condensing apparatus
- Class N2/2 Introduced 1925, LNER locos with condensing apparatus
- Class N2/3 Introduced 1925, LNER locos without condensing apparatus
- Class N2/4 Introduced 1928, LNER locos with condensing apparatus
[edit] Dimensions
- BR Power classification, 3P2F
- Locomotive weight: from 70 tons 5 cwt to 71 tons 9 cwt
- Boiler pressure, 170 psi
- Superheater, Yes
- Cylinders, 19"x26"
- Driving wheel diameter, 5' 8"
- Tractive effort, 19,945 lb
- Valve gear, Stephenson
[edit] Preservation
One, No. 4744 (BR No. 69523) survives to preservation on the Great Central Railway.
[edit] In fiction
- In Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Bella is based on an N2.
- Hornby Railways used to make an OO gauge model of an N2.
[edit] External links
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