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Pollitt G.C.R. Class 9G 2-4-2T – L.N.E.R. Class F2
Posted: 25/04/2007 16:51:46

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GCR Class 9G  2-4-2T  No. 781 (LNER F2)
GCR Class 9G 2-4-2T No. 781 (LNER F2)

The 9G locomotives were built for suburban passenger work, Beyer, Peacock built 12 engines in 1898. The 9G was a modified version of an earlier class. They had Stephenson valve gear and Belpaire fireboxes. The last one was condemned at the end of 1950.

John Quick – GCR Historian

Extract from GCR Stock List 1922
Extract from GCR Stock List 1922

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