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 at
Gorton Works. All passed to
British Railways in 1948, numbered 69925-69937.
Overview
The locomotives had outside cylinders with inside valves and inside
Stephenson valve gear
The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for various kinds of steam engines. It is named after Robert Stephenson but was invented by his employees.
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. There were two variants:
* Q1/1 (69925-69928) with tanks
* Q1/2 (69929-69937) with tanks
The extra 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All the Class Q1 locomotives were withdrawn and scrapped from 1954 to 1959.
References
Further reading
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Willie Yeadon
Willie Brayshaw Yeadon (28 June 1907 – 16 January 1997), was a British railway historian known for his ''magnum opus'', ''Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives'' and other works.
Biography
Willie Yeadon was born in Yeadon, West Riding of York ...
''Yeadon's Register of LNER locomotives Vol 20: Class Q1, Q2, Q3 & Q4, & The Q1 Tank''
Sources
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0-8-0T locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1942
Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Scrapped locomotives
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Freight locomotives