GER Class C32

GER Class C32 LNER Class F3
GER 1085, one of the condenser-fitted R33 batch in an undated photograph
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer James Holden Builder Stratford Works Build date 1893–1895 (40), 1902 (10) Total produced 50
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-2T  • UIC 1B1 n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 4 ft 0 in (1.219 m) Driver dia. 5 ft 8 in (1.727 m) Trailing dia. 4 ft 0 in (1.219 m) Length 34 ft 10 in (10.62 m) over buffers Axle load 15.30 long tons (15.55 t) Adhesive weight 29.25 long tons (29.72 t) Loco weight 58.60 long tons (59.54 t) Fuel capacity 3.25 long tons (3.30 t) Water cap. 1,460 imp gal (6,600 L; 1,750 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 18.0 sq ft (1.67 m2) Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 100.9 sq ft (9.37 m2)  • Tubes 1,063.8 sq ft (98.83 m2)  • Total surface 1,164.7 sq ft (108.20 m2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 17+1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Stephenson Valve type Slide valves Loco brake Westinghouse air Train brakes Westinghouse air
Performance figures Tractive effort 14,700 lbf (65.39 kN)
Career Operators Great Eastern Railway → London and North Eastern Railway → British Railways Class GER: 32 LNER: F3 Power class BR: 1P Axle load class LNER: Route availability 3 Withdrawn 1936–1953 Disposition All scrapped

The GER Class C32 was a class of fifty 2-4-2T steam locomotives designed by James Holden and built by the company's Stratford Works between 1892 and 1902. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification F3.