Metropolitan Railway G Class

Metropolitan Railway G Class LNER Class M2
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Jones
Builder	Yorkshire Engine Company
Build date	1915
Configuration	0-6-4T
Driver diameter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Trailing wheel diameter	3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
Wheelbase	28 ft 9 in (8.76 m)
Axle load	18.65 long tons (18.95 t)
Locomotive weight	71.05 long tons (72.19 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4.5 long tons (4.6 t)
Water capacity	2,000 imp gal (9,100 l; 2,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.1 MPa)
Firegrate area	21.4 sq ft (1.99 m2)
Heating surface: Tubes	281 sq ft (26.1 m2)
Heating surface: Flues	281 sq ft (26.1 m2)
Heating surface: Firebox	142 sq ft (13.2 m2)
Superheater area	197 sq ft (18.3 m2)
Cylinders	2 (inside)
Cylinder size	20 × 26 in (510 × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Tractive effort	20,498 lbf (91.18 kN) (at 85% pressure)
Career	Metropolitan Railway London and North Eastern Railway
Number in class	4
Retired	1943–1948
Disposition	All scrapped

The Metropolitan Railway G class consisted of four 0-6-4T steam locomotives, numbered 94 to 97. They were built by Yorkshire Engine Company in 1915.

The G Class were used on various duties on the Metropolitan Railway mainline until 1937 when all four were transferred to the LNER. The LNER numbered them 6154–6157 and classified them as M2 class

All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1943 and 1948.

External links

• http://www.lner.info/locos/M/m2.shtml

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