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GCR Class 8B

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1903· class of 27 British 4-4-2 locomotives, later LNER class C4

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. GCR Class 8B (LNER Class C4) No. 192 live steam locomotive: Phil Parker from Leamington Spa, UK· CC BY 2.0

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what is it?

The GCR Class 8B was a class of 27 two-cylinder steam locomotives of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement built between 1903 and 1906 for the Great Central Railway. They were nicknamed "Jersey Lillies" after the famous music star Lillie Langtry.

who runs it

Great Central Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Rail Eastern Region of British Railways

base stats

built 27made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 123 years ago, in 1903.
Served for 47 years (1903–1950).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1903–1906
in service from: 1903
retired: 1950
status: retired
number built: 27
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Beyer, Peacock and Company, North British Locomotive Company, Gorton Works
designer: John G. Robinson
operators: Great Central Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-4-2
nicknames: Jersey Lillies

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5513025, Wikipedia: GCR Class 8B (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.