4-4-0 Class D6 GCR Profile and Models

The GCR Class 11A (later LNER Class D6) were designed by Pollitt as a development from his earlier Class 11. They were to be used on the GCR's London Extension and the most significant change in the class was the replacement of slide valves with piston valves. All 33 D6s entered service before the London Extension had been completed, so they were initially allocated to the best express trains operated by the GCR's Gorton and Sheffield sheds. These trains recorded fast times, including a doubtful 206 miles in 208 minutes including stops for the inaugural run. From 1902, the D6s tended to be replaced on the London Extension by new Robinson D9s. The displaced D6s moved to the Cheshire Lines where they made up the bulk of the motive power for the next thirty years. The first withdrawals started in June 1930. The last D6 was withdrawn on 31st December 1947 - on the eve of Nationalisation.

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GCR Gorton Works
Beyer, Peacock & Co

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Surviving Examples