The C1 Class, as it was known under both GNR & LNER classifications, was designed by Henry Ivatt as an enlarged version of what became the LNER C2 Class. The principle of the design …

Ivatt introduced the 4-4-2 Atlantic type to Britain with his 'Klondike' (LNER C2) type in 1898. In December 1902, he built No. 251 by adapting the design and increasing the boiler diameter …

In Dec, 1902, appeared the first of a class of passenger express engine, which is to the modern Great Northern locomotive equipment what Mr. Stirling’s famous 8-ft. singles were to the same …

GNR 251 was built at Doncaster in December 1902 as the first example of the C1 class. It was fitted with a superheated boiler in August 1918 and in December 1923 the valve gear was …

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class C1 is a type of 4-4-2 steam locomotive. One, ex GNR 251, later LNER 2800, survives in preservation. Much like their small boiler cousins, they were …

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Small Boiler Class C1 is a class of steam locomotive, the first 4-4-2 or Atlantic type in Great Britain. They were designed by Henry Ivatt in 1897. In total 22 …

3287 was a C1 4-4-2 steam locomotive that was originally built by Doncaster Works for the Great Northern Railway as 287 in 1904. 287 hauled passenger trains with its siblings for the GNR …

The LNER 4-4-2 Atlantic Locomotives. Britain's first Atlantic appeared on the Great Northern Railway (GNR) in 1898 as an enlargement of the ubiquitous 4-4-0 for express work, building …

Shortly after Grouping, the LNER introduced the Harrogate Pullman from Kings Cross to Newcastle via Leeds, Harrogate, and Ripon. This started in June 1923, and Kings Cross C1s …

The GNR Class C1 Atlantics , Also known as the GNR C1/C2 "Large Boilers" Were Built By the GNR between 1901/1902 - 1908 In Doncaster and York. The C1s were capable of Going as …