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LNER Thompson Class Q1

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Power type
  
Steam

Number rebuilt
  
13

Rebuild date
  
1942–1945

Configuration
  
0-8-0T

Designer
  
Edward Thompson (rebuild)

Gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class Q1 was a class of 0-8-0T steam locomotives. They were rebuilds of the GCR Class 8A (LNER Class Q4) 0-8-0s. Thirteen were rebuilt between 1942 and 1945. All passed to British Railways in 1948, numbered 69925-69937. The sources for the information in the infobox (right) are.

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Overview

The locomotives had outside cylinders with inside valves and inside Stephenson valve gear. There were two variants:

  • Q1/1 (69925-69928) with 1,500-imperial-gallon (6,800 l; 1,800 US gal) tanks
  • Q1/2 (69929-69937) with 2,000-imperial-gallon (9,100 l; 2,400 US gal) tanks

    • The extra 500 imperial gallons (2,300 l; 600 US gal) of water in the Q1/2 was carried in the rear tank, under the coal bunker, resulting in a reduced coal capacity.

    Withdrawal

    All the Class Q1 locomotives were withdrawn and scrapped from 1954 to 1959. None have been preserved.

    References

    LNER Thompson Class Q1 Wikipedia
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