Steam Train Post 8: Great Northern Railroad Class N2/1
As we continue traveling on the history rail train, we come to our eighth stop. For our eighth stop we travel along the history train from the GWR (Great Western Railway) to the GNR (Great Northern Railroad) with their GNR Class N2 tank engine. The Great Northern Railroad N2's models had the Stephen valve gear that powered their superheaters and the piston drives.
Great Northern Railroad N2/1 Class
Railroad/Basic: Great Northern Railroad N2/1 class
Engine: Side Tank Engine
Designer: Sir Nigel Gresley
4. Builders:
Doncaster Works => 10 locomotives
North British Locomotive Company => 50 locomotives
5. Built (Year): 1920-1921
60 locomotives
6. Withdrawn: 1955 & 1957-1962
1955-1956 => 2 locomotives
1957-1962 => 105 locomotives
7. Number of Wheels: 8 Wheels
8. Configuration: 0-6-2T
9. Top Speed: Unconfirmed
10. Preserved:
- Real Life: 1 locomotives
- Fictional: Ryan who works on the Harwick Branch Line in Thomas & Friends TV Show
Please Note: Ryan is from Thomas and Friends which belongs to Mattel