Metropolitan Railway G Class

Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-4T
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 9 in (1.753 m)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Wheelbase	28 ft 9 in (8.763 m)
Axle load	18.65 long tons (18.95 t; 20.89 short tons)
Loco weight	71.05 long tons (72.19 t; 79.58 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4.5 long tons (4.6 t; 5.0 short tons)
Water cap	2,000 imp gal (9,100 l; 2,400 US gal)
Firebox:; • Firegrate area	21.4 sq ft (1.99 m2)
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.1 MPa)
Heating surface:; • Tubes	281 sq ft (26.1 m2)
• Flues	281 sq ft (26.1 m2)
• Firebox	142 sq ft (13.2 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	197 sq ft (18.3 m2)
Cylinders	2 (inside)
Cylinder size	20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Jones
Builder	Yorkshire Engine Company
Build date	1915

Metropolitan Railway G Class ; LNER Class M2
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Jones
Builder	Yorkshire Engine Company
Build date	1915
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-4T
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 9 in (1.753 m)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Wheelbase	28 ft 9 in (8.763 m)
Axle load	18.65 long tons (18.95 t; 20.89 short tons)
Loco weight	71.05 long tons (72.19 t; 79.58 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4.5 long tons (4.6 t; 5.0 short tons)
Water cap	2,000 imp gal (9,100 l; 2,400 US gal)
Firebox:; • Firegrate area	21.4 sq ft (1.99 m2)
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.1 MPa)
Heating surface:; • Tubes	281 sq ft (26.1 m2)
• Flues	281 sq ft (26.1 m2)
• Firebox	142 sq ft (13.2 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	197 sq ft (18.3 m2)
Cylinders	2 (inside)
Cylinder size	20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort	20,498 lbf (91.18 kN) (at 85% pressure)
Career
Operators	Metropolitan Railway; London and North Eastern Railway
Number in class	4
Retired	1943–1948
Disposition	All scrapped

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

Table of names and numbers[1]
Number	Name	LNER No.	1946 No.	Withdrawn
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

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References

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

External links

http://www.lner.info/locos/M/m2.shtml

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[Casserley,_Later_Metropolitan_Steam-1] 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,_33-2] Casserley & Later Metropolitan Steam, p. 33