The O4s were added to when the LNER purchased 273 ex-Railway Operating Division ROD 2-8-0s to the same design between 1923 and 1927.Meanwhile, the 19 GCR Class 8M (LNER Class O5) were rebuilt as O4 standard during the 1920s and 1930s. 92 O4 locomotives were requisitioned by the War Department during World War II and shipped during late 1941 for operation in the Middle East.

The Robinson O4 (ROD) and O5 (GCR 8K and 8M) 2-8-0s. Initially designed in 1911 to haul coal traffic on the Great Central Railway (GCR) to the new docks at Immingham, the GCR 8K would become one of the most successful British steam locomotive designs of the 20th Century. Robinson is also on record with the opinion that the 8K was his best ...

63717号原lner o4型机车. 随军前往中东地区的原rod 2-8-0型机车和原gcr 8k型机车. 在第二次世界大战期间，英国战争部需要重型货运引擎，因此在1941年9月从伦敦及东北铁路征用了92台机车，其中61台机车是lner在20世纪20年代中期购买的原rod 2-8-0型机车，31台机车是原gcr 8k型机车。

At Grouping in 1923, the LNER inherited 131 8K (LNER O4) and 17 8M (LNER O5) locomotives from the GCR. The ROD’s asking price for war-surplus locomotives had dropped, and the LNER was quick to add to its O4 fleet. 125 were purchased in December 1923, followed by 48 in February 1925, and a final purchase of 100 in February 1927 giving a total ...

the LNER O4, previously known as the GCR 8K class, was a series of 421 locomotives built between 1911-1918 for various railways. Four examples are preserved today. 3 of the 4 preserved O4s are in preservation in Australia. In 1916, the Railway Operating Division (Commonly referred to as R.O.D...

The LNER 2-8-0 Locomotives. Of the four LNER constituents that adopted the 0-8-0, only the GCR and GNR switched to 2-8-0s - significantly, both companies with long-distance coal traffic. Robinson launched his design for the GCR in 1911, while Gresley's two-cylinder 1913 design on the GNR was followed by a three-cylinder version five years later.

Past and Present - LNER (GC) 2-8-0 "O4" 8F. Designed by Robinson and built from 1911 for the Great Central Railway, the "O4" was the mainstay of motive power for freight traffic on GCR lines for many decades, until the introduction of the BR Standard "9F" in the 1950's.

Meanwhile, the 19 GCR Class 8M (LNER Class O5) were rebuilt as O4 standard during the 1920s and 1930s. 92 O4 locomotives were requisitioned by the War Department during World War II and shipped during late 1941 for operation in the Middle East. The O4 class were used to haul heavy freight trains throughout the LNER system.

The LNER Class O4 initially consisted of the 131 ex-GCR Class 8K 2-8-0 steam locomotives acquired on grouping in 1923. The engines were designed by John G. Robinson and built at the GCR's Gorton Locomotive Works, Manchester. The O4s were added to when the LNER purchased 273 ex-ROD 2-8-0s to the same design between 1923 and 1927.

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class O4 initially consisted of the 131 ex-Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8K 2-8-0 steam locomotives acquired on grouping in 1923. The engines were designed by John G. Robinson and built at the GCR locomotive works at Gorton, Manchester. The O4s were added to when the LNER purchased 273 ex-Railway ...