Great Northern Railway Class BT | |
Powertype: | Steam |
Designer: | J.C. Park |
Builddate: | 1885 |
Totalproduction: | 13 |
Driverdiameter: | 4feet |
Boilerpressure: | 1602NaN2 |
Cylindercount: | Two, inside |
Cylindersize: | 15x |
Trainheating: | steam |
Operator: | GNR(I) |
Numinclass: | 13 |
Great Northern Railway Class BT were a class of 13 tank locomotives introduced by the GNR(I) from 1885.
While fit for purpose when built, increasing train weights particularly with bogie carriages a factor meant by the 1920s they were underpowered for all available work and were withdrawn by 1921.