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GCR Classes 8D and 8E

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Gorton Works· from 1905· two similar classes of 2 (each) British compound 4-4-2 locomotives, later LNER class C5

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

what is it?

GCR Classes 8D and 8E were two pairs of three-cylinder compound steam locomotives of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement built in 1905 and 1906 for the Great Central Railway.

who runs it

Great Central Railway London and North Eastern Railway

base stats

built 4made 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 121 years ago, in 1905.
18.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 42 years (1905–1947).

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

spec sheet

built: 1905
in service from: 1905
retired: 1947
status: retired
number built: 4
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Gorton Works
designer: John G. Robinson
operators: Great Central Railway, London and North Eastern Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-4-2
length: 18.6 m
nicknames: "Compounds"

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5513038, Wikipedia: GCR Classes 8D and 8E (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.