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GNR Class C2

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Doncaster Works· from 1898· class of 60 two-cylinder 4-4-2T locomotives, later LNER class C12

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

what is it?

The Great Northern Railway class C2 locomotives is a scrapped class of 4-4-2 tank locomotives built by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) between 1898 and 1907. They were used on local and commuter passenger trains in Yorkshire and North London. They were withdrawn between 1957 and 1958.

who runs it

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

base stats

built 60made 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 128 years ago, in 1898.
Served for 60 years (1898–1958).

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

spec sheet

built: 1898–1907
in service from: 1898
retired: 1958
status: retired
number built: 60
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Doncaster Works
designer: Henry Ivatt
operators: Great Northern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-4-2T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5513998, Wikipedia: GNR Class C2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.