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GNR Class N1

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Doncaster Works· from 1906· class of 56 British 0-6-2T locomotives

what is it?

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class N1 was an 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotive designed by Henry Ivatt and introduced in 1906. They were all withdrawn from service between 1947 and 1959. None have survived.

who runs it

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

base stats

built 56made 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 120 years ago, in 1906.
10.7 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 52 years (1907–1959).

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

spec sheet

built: 1906–1912
in service from: 1907
retired: 1959
status: retired
number built: 56
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Doncaster Works
designer: Henry Ivatt
operators: Great Northern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-2T
length: 10.7 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5514004, Wikipedia: GNR Class N1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.