Locomotives of the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)


The following is a list of locomotives built for the Great Northern Railway. As is customary, engine classes are organized according to the man who was locomotive superintendent when the class was introduced, and to whom the design is often attributed. Six men held this post during the existence of the Great Northern Railway.
Until 1868 engines were obtained from outside manufacturers, but after this date were increasingly built at the railway's own Doncaster Works, commonly known as the "Plant".
Some engines acquired second-hand or from absorbed companies have been omitted from these lists.
The system of classes was introduced in 1900. Engines withdrawn prior to that date will not have them.

[Benjamin Cubitt] (1846–1848)

[Edward Bury] (1848–1850)

NumbersWheel
Arrangement		QuantityManufacturerDateNotes
116–120, 134–158, 1670-6-030R.& W. Hawthorn
E. B. Wilson & Co. 		1850–51Eight converted to Saddle tanks in 1864–66

Bury resigned after it was discovered he had placed orders for parts with his own firm, rather than another one which had offered a lower bid.

[Archibald Sturrock] (1850–1866)

[Patrick Stirling] (1866–1895)

Stirling built locomotives with domeless boilers.
Many were rebuilt by Ivatt with larger, domed boilers, and were placed
in a different class as shown in the table.
No. of
1st built		Wheel
Arrangement		QuantityManufacturerDateIvatt
Class		Rebuilt
as Class		LNER ClassNotes
2802-4-022Avonside Engine Co.
Yorkshire Engine Co.
Doncaster Works 		1867–71E3E4—
4740-6-035Neilson & Co.
John Fowler & Co.
Doncaster Works 		1867–73J7J8—
62-2-212Doncaster Works1868–70B5B7— driving wheels
180-4-21171868–76F2F3—8 more supplied by Sharp, Stewart to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
2180-4-24Doncaster Works1868–69F1——
1260-4-2WT13Doncaster Works1868–71F4F6—
3920-6-0ST7Doncaster Works1868–73J11J12—
3960-6-0ST7Doncaster Works1869–74J19——
922-2-21Doncaster Works1870B1—— driving wheels from Sturrocks' No. 215
14-2-247Doncaster Works1870–93A2A3—
1200-4-4BT46Doncaster Works1872–81G2——No.533 rebuilt as a crane-tank in 1905.
1740-6-06Doncaster Works1872–74original J4——Class extinct 1906, "J4" designation later reused for rebuilds of "J5"s
1710-6-0160Doncaster Works
Vulcan Foundry
Dübs & Co. 		1873–96J6J4/J5Boiler diameter: 4 ft 2½ in for J6,
4 ft 5 in for J5, 4 ft 8 in for J4
4940-6-0ST951874–92J15J16
862-4-0117Doncaster Works
Kitson & Co. 		1874–79E2E1—
6050-6-0ST2Doncaster Works1875J20——
6060-6-0ST10Doncaster Works1876–77J17J16
5010-4-2ST6Doncaster Works1876–78F7—-
6290-4-4BT2Doncaster Works1880G5——
6580-4-4T16Doncaster Works1881–85G3G4
6840-6-0ST8Doncaster Works1882–92J18—
1030-4-233Doncaster Works1882–95F2F3—
3740-6-08Doncaster Works1883–88J10J9
2382-2-22Doncaster Works1885B2——
2342-2-221Doncaster Works1886–94B3B4—
7660-4-4T29Doncaster Works1889–95G1—
9210-6-0ST52Doncaster Works
Neilson & Co. 		1892–97J14—
10034-2-26Doncaster Works1894–95A1A3—Class extinct 1916, "A1" designation later reused for 4-6-2s
10810-6-010Doncaster Works1896J5J4Boiler diameter: 4 ft 2½ in for J6,
4 ft 5 in for J5, 4 ft 8 in for J4
10210-6-010Doncaster Works1896J9——

[Henry Ivatt] (1895–1911)

[Nigel Gresley] (1911–1923)

ClassWheel
Arrangement		QuantityManufacturerDateLNER ClassNotes
J220-6-0110Doncaster Works1911–215 ft 2 in wheels - Superheated
H22-6-010Doncaster Works1912–13All rebuilt as GNR Class H3 1920–37
J40-6-071All rebuilds of J5, 82 more rebuilt by LNER
D34-4-046All rebuilds of D2, remaining 5 rebuilt by LNER
O12-8-020Doncaster Works
North British Locomotive Co. 		1913–19Later classified as O3 under the LNER.
J230-6-0T30Doncaster Works1913–19All rebuilt by LNER to J50
H32-6-065Doncaster Works
North British Locomotive Co.
Kitson & Co. 		1913–21Another 10 rebuilt from GNR Class H2 1920–37
K20-8-01Doncaster WorksRebuild of K1 with same boiler as H3
O22-8-01Doncaster Works1918Three-cylinder, first use of conjugated valve-gear
H42-6-010Doncaster Works1920–25Another 183 built by LNER
O22-8-010North British Locomotive Co.1921Three-cylinder. Another 56 built by LNER
N20-6-2T60Doncaster Works
North British Locomotive Co. 		1920–21Another 47 built by LNER
J230-6-0T10Doncaster Works1922Another 62 built by LNER + 30 rebuilds from J51
A14-6-22Doncaster Works1922Three-cylinder. Another 50 built by LNER, including Flying Scotsman. No. 1470, Great Northern, was rebuilt as the solitary Thompson A1/1, the rest as LNER Class A3.

Preserved locomotives