The Metropolitan Railway G Class0-6-4T steam locomotives , numbered 94 to 97.[ 1] Yorkshire Engine Company in 1915. The class was unusual by having named engines, and were the last Metropolitan steam locomotives to do so.
Metropolitan Railway G Class Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-4T Gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm ) standard gauge Driver dia.5 ft 9 in (1.753 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) Wheelbase 28 ft 9 in (8.763 m) Axle load 18.65 long tons (18.95 t; 20.89 short tons) Loco weight 71.05 long tons (72.19 t; 79.58 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 4.5 long tons (4.6 t; 5.0 short tons) Water cap. 2,000 imp gal (9,100 L; 2,400 US gal) Firebox: • Grate area21.4 sq ft (1.99 m2 ) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.1 MPa) Heating surface: • Firebox142 sq ft (13.2 m2 ) • Tubes281 sq ft (26.1 m2 ) • Flues281 sq ft (26.1 m2 ) Superheater: • Heating area197 sq ft (18.3 m2 ) Cylinders 2 (inside) Cylinder size 20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
The G Class had various roles on the Metropolitan mainline until 1937, when all four were transferred to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). The LNER renumbered them as 6154–6157 and reclassified them as M2 Class . Two remained in service until the 1946 renumbering, but all were withdrawn and scrapped from 1943 to 1948[ 2]
Table of names and numbers[ 1]
Number Name LNER No. 1946 No. Withdrawn
94 Lord Aberconway 6154 Allocated No. 9075, 1946
95 Robert H. Selbie 6155 9076 1948
96 Charles Jones 6156 9077 1948
97 Brill 6157 1943
