Parker & Pollitt designs of the GCR

I have added a new collection of photos featuring Parker J10 (GCR Classes 9D & 9H) 0-6-0 (developed further by Pollitt
The Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway's (MS&LR, later GCR) Class 9D locomotives were a development of Parker's existing Class 9B (LNER J9) engines. The two classes were identical except for the substitution of Joy valve gear for Stephenson valve gear. The 9D engines were Parker's first goods locomotives to use Stephenson valve gear.
Including this photo of
65202 Gorton works 29th March 1958 marked for scrap
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LNER era photos start here with
5098
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9677
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B.R. era photos start here with
65138
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65205
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Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos featuring Thomas Parker GCR Class 2 and 2A LNER Class D7
The GCR Class 2 was derived from a Kitson (Leeds) built/Thomas Parker designed prototype 4-4-0 locomotive[2] No. 561, (the first single frame locomotive built for the MSLR) exhibited in Manchester in 1887. The design lead to the production of a series of express steam locomotives built between 1890 and 1894 for use on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway. The last batch of six, built 1894, had larger bearings for the coupled wheels, coil springs (instead of leaf springs) for the driving axle and was classified 2A.
When first built, the Class 2s were used on the MSLR main express trains. They regularly hauled the Manchester to King's Cross expresses to and from Grantham. Early records suggest that they were very economical locomotives during this period.
They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923 and both classes were re-classified D7. During the early years of the LNER (before 1928), the D7s qualified for the LNER's green passenger locomotive livery. This led to the Immingham D7s acquiring the nickname of 'Green Bogies' By this time, they were already obsolete - withdrawals starting in 1926 and progressed slowly, the last D7 was withdrawn in 1939
Including this photo of one of the locos fitted with air brake pump
5689 fitted with air pump
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G.C.R. era photos start here with
565
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LNER era photos start here
5562 Cleethorpes c1928
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5710 Sheffield Victoria September 1929
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Neil

 

I have added a new collection featuring Thomas Parker GCR Classes 9C, 9F & 9O LNER Class N5 0-6-2T
The Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 9F was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive built between 1891 and 1901. From 1923 the locomotives were redesignated Class N5.
Designed by Thomas Parker for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR), the prototype 9F was built in 1891. A total of 12 batches were constructed up to 1901, with 131 locos being completed. The MS&LR changed its name to the GCR in 1897. The GCR 9F locos were reclassified as N5 under the LNER locomotive numbering and classification system when the GCR was absorbed into the London & North Eastern Railway after the 1923 grouping. It was the first design for a British railway to use the Belpaire firebox.
Parker GCR 9F (later N5) 0-6-2T loco 69263, built in 1892, at Langwith Junction engine shed on 7 August 1960. This was one of the last N5 locos to remain operational.
The 9F, later N5, locos were utilised for a variety of purposes including goods shunting, short goods train trips and local passenger train duties. Some locos acted as station pilots at larger termini.
The N5 class was widely spread over the ex-GCR rail system and elsewhere. During July 1952, there were N5s based at Neasden (London), Immingham, Lincoln, Darnall (Sheffield), Gorton (Manchester), and Northwich, Chester and Wrexham, plus several other loco depots.
The GCR locos had 5000 added to their original numbers when the line was absorbed by the LNER in 1923, resulting in numbers ranging between 5021 and 5946. As part of the LNER's numbering rationalisation scheme introduced in 1946, the surviving 121 N5s were renumbered between 9250 and 9370 with the earliest built receiving the lowest number, and so on. British Railways, formed on 1 January 1948, added 60000 to all LNER loco numbers.
All 131 9F locos survived to be absorbed by the LNER in 1923. 121 N5 locos remained in service at the creation of British Railways in 1948. 117 survived at 24 April 1954, reducing to 46 at 8 March 1958 as diesel-electric shunters were delivered. The last N5 was withdrawn for scrapping in 1961

Including this photo of
69370 at Barnsley shed 5th October 1958
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GCR era starts here with
772 attached to a steam crane unknown location
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LNER era photos start here with
5601 at Neepsend
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to
5934
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B.R. era starts here with
69252 Trafford Park shed 16th June 1951
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69370 entering Guide Bridge from Manchester 27th October 1957
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Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos featuring Thomas Parker F1 (GCR Class 3) 2-4-2T design
During the 1880s, the local services of the Great Central Railway (GCR) in the Manchester area, were being operated by old 2-4-0 tender locomotives. These were quickly proving themselves to be inadequate due to much of the work requiring tender-first running, and the rapidly growing services. Therefore between 1889 and 1893, Parker built the GCR Class 3 2-4-2T (LNER Class F1) tank locomotives to replace the aging 2-4-0s. These had radial axleboxes, Joy valve gear, and a boiler resembling that of the GCR 4-4-0 '561' Class (LNER D7) and the 0-6-2T N4.
Two main variations were built. 24 "Class 3" locomotives were built between 1889 and 1891, and a batch of 12 "Class 3 Altered" locomotives were built in 1893. This altered design added six inches to the length of the bunker. Concurrent with this batch, three more of the unaltered design were built.
Few locomotives survived into nationalisation, the last 2 withdrawn in 1949 (info from LNER Encyclopedia)
All these photos are in the LNER era
Still with former GCR number plaque
589c
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Full LNER numbering starts here with
5589
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Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos featuring various Thomas Parker loco designs
Only one of the photos taken in B.R. era
69246 unknown location Parker N4 (GCR Class 9A & 9A Altered) 0-6-2T
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full collection starts here
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Neil.

 

This new collection features Pollitt Class D6 (GCR Class 11A) 4-4-0
Pollitt developed his Class 11A (LNER D6) locomotives from the existing Class 11 (LNER D5) locomotives for use on the Great Central Railway's (GCR) London Extension. The most significant change was the replacement of slide valves with piston valves. These were located in horizontal steam chests beneath the cylinders. In order to locate the piston valves in this position, the cylinders were raised and inclined. The same firebox and boiler design was used on the D6s, although the number of tubes was decreased inline with evolving Gorton design principles. Larger 4,000 gallon tenders were fitted to allow for long non-stop runs on the London Extension.
GCR era photos start here
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LNER era photos start here
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Neil