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

  1. Railroad/Basic: Great Northern Railroad N2/1 class

  2. Engine: Side Tank Engine 

  3. 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 Withdrawn: 1955 & 1957-1962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 

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