Class of 4 British 0-6-4T locomotives
Metropolitan Railway G Class LNER Class M2 Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-4T Gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm )standard gauge Driver dia.5 ft 9 in (1.753 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) Wheelbase 28 ft 9 in (8.763 m) Axle load 18.65 long tons (18.95 t; 20.89 short tons) Loco weight 71.05 long tons (72.19 t; 79.58 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 4.5 long tons (4.6 t; 5.0 short tons) Water cap. 2,000 imp gal (9,100 L; 2,400 US gal) Firebox: • Grate area 21.4 sq ft (1.99 m2 ) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.1 MPa) Heating surface: • Firebox 142 sq ft (13.2 m2 ) • Tubes 281 sq ft (26.1 m2 ) • Flues 281 sq ft (26.1 m2 ) Superheater: • Heating area 197 sq ft (18.3 m2 ) Cylinders 2 (inside) Cylinder size 20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
TheMetropolitan Railway G Class consisted of four0-6-4T steam locomotives , numbered 94 to 97.[ 1] They were built byYorkshire Engine Company in 1915. The class was unusual by having named engines, and were the last Metropolitan steam locomotives to do so.
The G Class had various roles on the Metropolitan mainline until 1937, when all four were transferred to theLondon and North Eastern Railway (LNER). The LNER renumbered them as 6154–6157 and reclassified them asM2 Class . Two remained in service until the 1946 renumbering, but all were withdrawn and scrapped from 1943 to 1948[ 2]
Table of names and numbers[ 1] Number Name LNER No. 1946 No. Withdrawn 94 Lord Aberconway 6154 Allocated No. 9075, but withdrawn before re-numbering 1946 95 Robert H. Selbie 6155 9076 1948 96 Charles Jones 6156 9077 1948 97 Brill 6157 1943
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