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{{Infobox locomotive |
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|name=Metropolitan Railway G Class <br> LNER Class M2 |
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|powertype=Steam |
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|image= |
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|caption= |
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|designer= Charles Jones |
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|builder=[[Yorkshire Engine Company]] |
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|builddate=1915 |
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|whytetype=[[0-6-4T]] |
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|uicclass= |
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|gauge= {{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}} |
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|driverdiameter= {{convert|5|ft|9|in|3|abbr=on}} |
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|trailingdiameter= {{convert|3|ft|6|in|3|abbr=on}} |
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|wheelbase= {{convert|28|ft|9|in|3|abbr=on}} |
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|locoweight= {{convert|71.05|LT|t ST|abbr=on}} |
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|axleload= {{convert|18.65|LT|t ST|abbr=on}} |
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|fueltype=Coal |
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|fuelcap= {{convert|4.5|LT|t ST|abbr=on}} |
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|watercap= {{convert|2000|impgal|abbr=on}} |
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|cylindercount= 2 (inside) |
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|cylindersize= {{convert|20|x|26|in|0|abbr=on}} |
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|valvegear= [[Stephenson valve gear|Stephenson]] |
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|boilerpressure= {{convert|160|psi|MPa|abbr=on}} |
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|tubearea= {{convert|281|sqft|abbr=on}} |
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|fluearea= {{convert|281|sqft|abbr=on}} |
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|superheaterarea= {{convert|197|sqft|abbr=on}} |
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|fireboxarea= {{convert|142|sqft|abbr=on}} |
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|firearea= {{convert|21.4|sqft|abbr=on}} |
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|tractiveeffort= {{convert|20498|lbf|kN|abbr=on}} (at 85% pressure) |
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|operator=[[Metropolitan Railway]]<br>[[London and North Eastern Railway]] |
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|operatorclass= |
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|fleetnumbers= |
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|numinclass=4 |
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|retiredate=1943–1948 |
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|disposition=All scrapped |
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|title=The Later Years of Metropolitan Steam |
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|last=Casserley |first=H.C. |
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|author-link=H. C. Casserley |
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|publisher=D.Bradford Barton |location=Truro |
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|year=1977 |
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|isbn=0-85153-327-2 |
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|ref={{harvid|Casserley|Later Metropolitan Steam}} |
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|pages=7, 29–33 |
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}}</ref> They were built by [[Yorkshire Engine Company]] in 1915. The class was unusual in carrying names as well as numbers, and were the last Metropolitan steam locomotives to do so. |
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==Service== |
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The '''G Class''' were used on various duties on the Metropolitan mainline until 1937 when all four were transferred to the [[LNER]]. The LNER classified them as M2 Class |
The '''G Class''' were used on various duties on the [[Metropolitan Railway]] mainline until 1937 when all four were transferred to the [[London and North Eastern Railway|LNER]]. The LNER numbered them 6154–6157 and classified them as '''M2 Class'''. Two survived to the 1946 renumbering.<ref name="Casserley, Later Metropolitan Steam, 33" >{{harvnb|Casserley|Later Metropolitan Steam|page=33}}</ref> |
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==Withdrawal== |
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All were withdrawn and |
All were withdrawn and [[scrap]]ped between 1943 and 1948. |
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==Names and numbers== |
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! Number !! Name !! LNER No. !! 1946 No. !! Withdrawn |
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| 94 || ''Lord Aberconway'' || 6154 || Allocated No. 9075, <br> but withdrawn before re-numbering|| 1946 |
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| 95 || ''Robert H. Selbie'' || 6155 || 9076 || 1948 |
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| 96 || ''Charles Jones'' || 6156 || 9077 || 1948 |
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| 97 || ''Brill'' || 6157 || || 1943 |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* http://www.lner.info/locos/M/m2.shtml |
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[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1915]] |
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[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]] |
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[[Category:Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain]] |
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Revision as of 11:03, 14 March 2023
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2014) |
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The Metropolitan Railway G Class consisted of four 0-6-4T steam locomotives, numbered 94 to 97.[1] They were built by Yorkshire Engine Company in 1915. The class was unusual in carrying names as well as numbers, and were the last Metropolitan steam locomotives to do so.
Service
The G Class were used on various duties on the Metropolitan Railway mainline until 1937 when all four were transferred to the LNER. The LNER numbered them 6154–6157 and classified them as M2 Class. Two survived to the 1946 renumbering.[2]
Withdrawal
All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1943 and 1948.
Names and numbers
Number | Name | LNER No. | 1946 No. | Withdrawn |
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94 | Lord Aberconway | 6154 | Allocated No. 9075, but withdrawn before re-numbering |
1946 |
95 | Robert H. Selbie | 6155 | 9076 | 1948 |
96 | Charles Jones | 6156 | 9077 | 1948 |
97 | Brill | 6157 | 1943 |
References
- ^ a b Casserley, H.C. (1977). The Later Years of Metropolitan Steam. Truro: D.Bradford Barton. pp. 7, 29–33. ISBN 0-85153-327-2.
- ^ Casserley & Later Metropolitan Steam, p. 33