LNER Class A2
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| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Vincent Raven |
| Builder | NER/LNER Darlington Works |
| Build date | 1922 (2), 1924 (3) |
| Total production | 5 |
| Configuration | 4-6-2 |
| UIC classification | 2'C1'h |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Leading wheel size | 37.25 in (0.946 m) |
| Driver size | 80 in (2.032 m) |
| Trailing wheel size | 45.25 in (1.149 m) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Fuel capacity | 5.5 long tons (5.6 t) |
| Water capacity | 4,125 imp gal (18,750 l) |
| Boiler pressure | 200 psi (1.38 MPa) |
| Cylinders | Three |
| Cylinder size | 19×26 in (483×660 mm) |
| Valve gear | Stephenson, 8¾ in piston valves |
| Tractive effort | 29,918 lbf (133.08 kN) |
| Number | 2400–2404 |
| Retired | 1936–1937 |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
- Disambiguation: LNER Thompson Class A2, LNER Peppercorn Class A2
The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven. Two were built by the North Eastern Railway (as NER class 4-6-2) in 1922 before the grouping and another 3 by the LNER in 1924. Their LNER numbers were 2400-2404. All five locomotives were named by the LNER.
Because of the great length of their parallel boilers, the Raven pacifics earned the nickname 'Skittle-alleys'.
The Great Northern Railway's Class A1, which was a more technically advanced machine, was chosen as the LNER's standard express passenger locomotive so no more Raven A2s were built.
All the Raven A2s were withdrawn in 1936-1937 and none has survived into preservation.
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| LNER No. |
Name | Built | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 | City of Newcastle | December 1922 | April 1937 |
| 2401 | City of Kingston upon Hull | December 1922 | July 1936 |
| 2402 | City of York | March 1924 | July 1936 |
| 2403 | City of Durham | March 1924 | May 1937 |
| 2404 | City of Ripon | March 1924 | February 1937 |
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