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LNER Class K4
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Darlington Works· from 1937· class of 6 three-cylinder 2-6-0 locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hugh llewelyn 61994 (6961365558): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. 61994 The Great Marquess in Blaenau Ffestiniog: David Moyle· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. LNER K4 2-6-0 61996 Stirling 03.09.58: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 4. 3442 The Great Marquess Severn Valley Railway (1): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 5. 3442 The Great Marquess Severn Valley Railway (2): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 6. 3442 The Great Marquess Severn Valley Railway (3): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 7. 4464 (60019) & 61994 , Stretton (1): Phil Sangwell from United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
- 8. 4464 (60019) & 61994 , Stretton: Phil Sangwell from United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
- 9. 61994 "The Great Marquess" (8685949473): Mark Harkin· CC BY 2.0
- 10. 3442 The Great Marquess At Bridgenorth shed: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class K4 is a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the steep grades of the West Highland Line.
who runs it
base stats
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 89 years ago, in 1937.
- Served for 24 years (1937–1961).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1937–1939
- in service from
- 1937
- retired
- 1961
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Darlington Works
- designer
- Nigel Gresley
- operators
- London and North Eastern Railway, Scottish Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6459274, Wikipedia: LNER Class K4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.