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GNR Class H3

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Doncaster Works· from 1912· class of British 2-6-0 locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Clacton Pullman, 4652 (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain

what is it?

The Great Northern Railway Class H2 and H3 (classified K1 and K2 by the LNER) was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work. The class was created as a locomotive which could haul heavier goods trains at speeds of up to 40 mph. The class were later developed into the more powerful H4 (LNER K3) class.

who runs it

Great Northern Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Rail

base stats

built 20made 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 114 years ago, in 1912.

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

spec sheet

built: 1912
retired: 1962
status: retired
number built: 20
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Doncaster Works, North British Locomotive Company, Kitson and Company
designer: Nigel Gresley
operators: Great Northern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-6-0
nicknames: Ragtimers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q79146588, Wikipedia: GNR Class H3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.