Gresley GNR O1 class LNER O1 (later O3) Class

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I have added a new collection of photos featuring Gresley’s GNR O1 class LNER O1 (later O3) Class

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class O1 was a class of two-cylinder 2-8-0 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for heavy freight work and built by the GNR between 1913 and 1919.
Gresley designed the O1 2-8-0 for the heavy coal trains on the mainline from Grantham to London, ordering five examples 1913, which were completed at Doncaster in 1914. A further fifteen were ordered in January 1916, but due to the First World War delays were incurred and construction was transferred to the North British Locomotive Company, who delivered the first ten in April 1918, followed by a further five in October and November 1919.
Seventeen examples survived into British Railways ownership in 1948, but all had been withdrawn by 1952.

Including this photo of
63486 unknown location Gresley 03 2-8-0
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Full collection of just 9 photos GNR/LNER/BR era starts here
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Neil
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