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X 4-2-2 Tender
X4
X 2-4-4 Tank
X1
X2
X3

The LNER Singles: 2-2-4 and 4-2-2 Locomotives

The LNER used the designation "X" for the two types of single-driver locomotives which it inherited. Three types (X1, X2, and X3) of 2-2-4T tank engines came from the North Eastern Railway (NER) and were used to pull inspection saloons for railway officials. The other type, was that of the X4 4-2-2 tender locomotive came from the Great Central Railway (GCR).

4-2-2 Tender Locomotives

ClassBuilderDesignerFirst Built Last WithdrawalComments
X4 GCR Pollitt 1900 1927

2-2-4 Tank Locomotives

ClassBuilderDesignerFirst Built Last WithdrawalComments
X1 NER W.Worsdell 1892 (rebuild) 1934 Aerolite
X2 NER W.Worsdell 1874 1937 G6 rebuild
X3 NER W.Worsdell 1894 (rebuild) 1936


 
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