#1089
GCR Class 8A
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Neilson and Company· from 1902· class of 89 British 0-8-0 locomotives, later LNER Class Q4
what is it?
The Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive built between 1902 and 1911 for handling heavy coal trains over the Pennines. They all passed to the LNER in 1923, who redesignated them Class Q4. They were withdrawn from service between 1934 and 1951.
who runs it
base stats
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 124 years ago, in 1902.
- Served for 49 years (1902–1951).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1902–1911
- in service from
- 1902
- retired
- 1951
- status
- retired
- number built
- 89
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Neilson and Company, Kitson and Company, Gorton Works
- designer
- John G. Robinson
- operators
- London and North Eastern Railway, Great Central Railway, Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-8-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q28057455, Wikipedia: GCR Class 8A (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.