GCR Class 11E

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2'Bh2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm)
Driver dia.	6 ft 9 in (2,060 mm)
Wheelbase	48 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14,846 mm)
Length	58 ft 11+1⁄2 in (17,970 mm)
Axle load	19.8 long tons (20.1 t)
Adhesive weight	39.6 long tons (40.2 t)
Loco weight	61 long tons (62 t)
Tender weight	48.3 long tons (49.1 t)
Total weight	109.3 long tons (111.1 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons (6.1 t)
Water cap.	4,000 imp gal (18,000 L)
Firebox:
• Grate area	26.5 sq ft (2.46 m2)
Boiler:;
• Diameter	5 ft 0.5 in (1,537 mm) to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.2 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	155 sq ft (14.4 m2)
• Tubes	972 sq ft (90.3 m2)
• Flues	416 sq ft (38.6 m2)
• Total surface	1,543 sq ft (143.3 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Robinson, 24 elements
• Heating area	209 sq ft (19.4 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	10 inches (250 mm) piston valves (outside admission)
Train heating	Steam
Loco brake	Steam
Train brakes	Vacuum

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	John G. Robinson
Builder	GCR, at Gorton Works
Build date	1913
Total produced	10

GCR Class 11E
LNER Class D10
GCR Class 11E; LNER Class D10
	No. 2652 Edwin A. Beazley at Northwich MPD in 1947
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	John G. Robinson
Builder	GCR, at Gorton Works
Build date	1913
Total produced	10
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2'Bh2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm)
Driver dia.	6 ft 9 in (2,060 mm)
Wheelbase	48 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14,846 mm)
Length	58 ft 11+1⁄2 in (17,970 mm)
Axle load	19.8 long tons (20.1 t)
Adhesive weight	39.6 long tons (40.2 t)
Loco weight	61 long tons (62 t)
Tender weight	48.3 long tons (49.1 t)
Total weight	109.3 long tons (111.1 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons (6.1 t)
Water cap.	4,000 imp gal (18,000 L)
Firebox:
• Grate area	26.5 sq ft (2.46 m2)
Boiler:;
• Diameter	5 ft 0.5 in (1,537 mm) to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.2 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	155 sq ft (14.4 m2)
• Tubes	972 sq ft (90.3 m2)
• Flues	416 sq ft (38.6 m2)
• Total surface	1,543 sq ft (143.3 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Robinson, 24 elements
• Heating area	209 sq ft (19.4 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	10 inches (250 mm) piston valves (outside admission)
Train heating	Steam
Loco brake	Steam
Train brakes	Vacuum
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	19,644 lbf (87.38 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Great Central Railway; → London and North Eastern Railway; → British Railways;
Class	GCR: 11E; LNER: D10;
Power class	BR: 3P
Number in class	10
Numbers	GCR: 429–438; LNER: 5429–38; then 2650–59; BR: 62650–59;
Nicknames	Directors
Axle load class	LNER/BR: RA 6
Withdrawn	1953–55
Disposition	All scrapped

The GCR Class 11E was a type of 4-4-0 steam locomotive used by the Great Central Railway for express passenger services. Ten were built in the railway's own workshops at Gorton, Manchester during 1913; they remained in service until the mid-1950s.