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Metropolitan Railway G Class LNER Class M2
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
Charles Jones
Builder
Yorkshire Engine Company
Build date
1915
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
Performance figures
Tractive effort
20,498 lbf (91.18 kN) (at 85% pressure)
Career
Operators
Metropolitan Railway London and North Eastern Railway
Number in class
4
Retired
1943–1948
Disposition
All scrapped
The Metropolitan Railway G Class consisted of four 0-6-4T steam locomotives, numbered 94 to 97.[1] They were built by Yorkshire Engine Company in 1915. The class was unusual in carrying names as well as numbers, and were the last Metropolitan steam locomotives to do so.
^Casserley, H.C. (1977). The Later Years of Metropolitan Steam. Truro: D.Bradford Barton. pp. 7, 29–33. ISBN 0-85153-327-2.
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