GNR C2 tank engines, very redolent of the Queensbury lines

One of the first locomotive types introduced by Ivatt, the first batch of ten GNR C2 (LNER C12) locomotives were built in 1898 for hauling suburban services in the West Riding. These were very successful,

 

From my memory the C2 and N2's was the most common

engine I remember from the Queensbury lines. Of course

to my very young eyes the C2 and N2's were very similar

 

 

Pity I didn't take a greater interest in them then

but doubtless many of us can say the same.

 

Number	67379
2nd Grouping Number	lner 7379
1st Grouping Number	lner 4525
2nd Pre Grouping Number
1st Pre Grouping Number	gnr 1525
Works/Lot Number	928
Class Code	C12
Designer	Ivatt
Designation	4-4-2T
Built	31/08/1901
Builder	Doncaster Works (GNR/LNER/British Railways)
1948 Shed	40C Louth
Last Shed	35A New England
Withdrawn	30/06/1958
Disposal details	Doncaster Works (B.R.)
Disposal	Cut Up
	30/06/1958 The Great Northern Railway class C2 locomotives were a class of 4-4-2 tank locomotives built by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) between 1898 and 1907. They were used on local and commuter passenger trains in Yorkshire and North London. They were withdrawn between 1937 and 1958.