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LNER Class D49

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Darlington Works· from 1927· class of 76 three-cylinder 4-4-0 locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) 264, 4-4-0 Stirlingshire, Shire Class: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Unbekannt / Ans_05373-0476 / Public Domain Mark· CC0
  2. 2. LNER D49 246 'Morayshire' at Doncaster Works: Our Phellap· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. LNER D49 Hunt Class loco in 1948: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
  4. 4. 62712 Morayshire at Hawick: John Griffiths· Copyrighted free use
  5. 5. Spoorweg met locomotief, Bestanddeelnr 190-1075: Willem van de Poll· CC0
  6. 6. 21I02I2015 NVR Winter Steam Event A4: PeterSkuce· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. 21I02I2015 NVR Winter Steam Event C1: PeterSkuce· CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. 8. 62172 at Bo'Ness - July 2016: D.J.H Photography· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. Bo'ness station LNER D49 62712 Morayshire: Still ePsiLoN· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. Boness, the centre of attraction - April 2006: B4bees· CC BY-SA 2.0
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LNER Class D49, photo 1 of 10
1/10 ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Unbekannt / Ans_05373-0476 / Public Domain Mark· CC0

what is it?

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) D49 Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were named after fox hunts and shires. One, 246/62712 Morayshire has been preserved on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.

who runs it

London and North Eastern RailwayBritish RailScottish Region of British RailwaysNorth Eastern Region of British Railways

base stats

  • built 76made 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 99 years ago, in 1927.
  • 17.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 34 years (1927–1961).

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

spec sheet

built
1927–1935
in service from
1927
retired
1961
status
preserved
number built
76
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Darlington Works
designer
Nigel Gresley
operators
London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways, North Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-4-0
length
17.7 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6459267, Wikipedia: LNER Class D49 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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