GCR Class 11E LNER Class D10 No. 2652
Edwin A. Beazley at
Northwich MPD in 1947
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
Career Operators Class 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class 10 Numbers GCR: 429–438 LNER: 5429–38 then 2650–59 BR: 62650–59 Nicknames Directors Axle load class LNER/BR: RA 6 Withdrawn 1953–55 Disposition All scrapped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.