GNR Classes D2 and D3

what is it?

The GNR Classes D2 and D3 were two classes of 51 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by Henry Ivatt for the Great Northern Railway (GNR). They were the first 4-4-0s to be introduced by the GNR, and Ivatt's first original design for the railway as well.

who runs it

GNGreat Northern RailwayLondon and North Eastern RailwayEREastern Region of British RailwaysNENorth Eastern Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 51made 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 130 years ago, in 1896.
• 📏15.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 55 years (1896–1951).

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

spec sheet

built

1896–1899

in service from

1896

retired

1951

status

retired

number built

51

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Doncaster Works

designer

Henry Alfred Ivatt

operators

Great Northern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, Eastern 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

15.9 m

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