The LD&ECR class C (LNER Class G3) was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway.

LD&ECR class C
LNER Class G3
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerKitson & Co.
BuilderKitson & Co.
Serial number3658–61, 3867–68
Build date1897–98
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-4T
 • UICB2′ n2t
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Length30 ft 0.75 in (9.163 m)
Loco weight50 long tons 0 cwt (112,000 lb or 50.8 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity2 long tons 0 cwt (4,500 lb or 2 t)
Water cap.1,300 imp gal (5,900 L; 1,600 US gal)
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface961 sq ft (89.3 m2)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort14,292 lbf (63.57 kN)
Career
Operators
Class
  • LD&ECR: C
  • LNER: G3
Numbers
  • LD&ECR: 13–18
  • GCR: 1169, 1148B–1152B
  • (1169 → 1169B in 1917)
  • LNER: 6407–6402
Withdrawn1931–1935
DispositionAll scrapped

Six were built in 1897–98.[1] They were the LD&ECR's only true passenger locomotives. They normally ran between Chesterfield Market Place and Lincoln and occasionally to the Midland Railway station in Sheffield. In later years five moved to the Sheffield area, with one transferring to Ardsley

All were scrapped between 1931 and 1935.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dow 1965, p. 374.
  2. ^ "The G3 (GCR Class C) 0-4-4T Locomotives". The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia.

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