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GNSR Class R

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Neilson and Company· from 1893· 0-4-4T locomotive class

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1. Locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock (1897) (14575063178): Internet Archive Book Images· No restrictions

what is it?

The GNSR Class R was a class of nine 0-4-4T tank locomotives built in 1893 for the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR). Designed by James Johnson and built by Neilson & Company, they were designed for hauling suburban trains in Aberdeen. After the grouping with the enactment of the Railways Act 1921, the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) designated the locomotives under the G10 class.

who runs it

Great North of Scotland Railway London and North Eastern Railway

base stats

built 9made 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 133 years ago, in 1893.

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

spec sheet

built: 1893
retired: 1947
status: retired
number built: 9
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Neilson and Company
designer: James Johnson
operators: Great North of Scotland Railway, London and North Eastern Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-4-4

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

Sources: Wikidata Q133893323, Wikipedia: GNSR Class R (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.