GCR Class 11F

GCR Class 11F / LNER Class D11

GCR Class 11F 62690 (LNER D11/2 No. 6397) The Lady of the Lake at Haymarket MPD, Edinburgh, 1958
Company type	Steam locomotive
Industry	Railway
Founded	1919
Founder	John G. Robinson (designer)
Products	Passenger steam locomotives
Number of employees	35 (total production)

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LNER Class D11 |image = D11.2.62690.jpg |caption = GCR Class 11F 62690 (LNER D11/2 No. 6397) The Lady of the Lake at Haymarket MPD, Edinburgh, 1958 |designer = John G. Robinson

|builder =

• GCR Gorton Works (11)
• Kitson & Co. (12)
• Armstrong Whitworth (12)

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   |\operator =

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• \rightarrow London and North Eastern Railway
• \rightarrow British Railways

   |\operatorclass =

• \GCR: 11F
• \LNER: D11/1, D11/2

   |\powerclass = BR: 3P2F    |\withdrawndate = Between 1958 and 1962    |\disposition = One unit preserved; all others dismantled }}

The Great Central Railway Class 11F, also known as the Improved Director Class, is a series of 4-4-0 steam locomotives engineered by John G. Robinson specifically for passenger service. When incorporated into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923, they were designated as Class D11. These locomotives were developed as an evolution of the earlier GCR Class 11E "Director" class, which carried the LNER classification D10.

This class was divided into two variants: the D11/1 subclass consisted of the original Great Central Railway-built engines, while the D11/2 subclass comprised locomotives constructed by the LNER in 1924 featuring a narrower loading gauge and smaller boiler fittings, designed primarily for passenger operations in Scotland.

Operational career

At the outset, the 11F Class locomotives were primarily deployed for passenger services on the Great Central Railway network, notably handling high-speed express routes from Sheffield Victoria to London Marylebone. As their service life progressed, their role shifted towards operating shorter-distance passenger trains. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, these engines were utilized on Cheshire Lines Committee routes, pulling express trains between Manchester Central and Liverpool Central, as well as semi-fast services from Manchester Central through Northwich to Chester Northgate.

With driving wheels measuring 6 feet 9 inches in diameter, these locomotives were designed for speed, rendering them unsuitable for freight duties. The original eleven 11F engines were gradually retired between 1959 and 1960 as diesel multiple units assumed responsibility for short-haul passenger operations. The last of the Scottish D11/2 subclass was withdrawn in January 1962.

Preservation

Barrow Hill in March 2011

Number 506, known as Butler-Henderson, the sixth locomotive of this class, was taken out of service by British Railways in 1960. It has been preserved within the UK National Collection and currently displays its restored Great Central Railway livery. This engine stands as the sole surviving GCR passenger locomotive.

During the late 1970s through to the early 1990s, No. 506 operated passenger services on the preserved Great Central Railway in Leicestershire but has since been withdrawn from active operation. Since 2005, it has been on long-term loan for static exhibition at Barrow Hill Engine Shed near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, where it remains today.

Stock list

GCR/LNER stock list

GCR No.	Name	Date built	LNER No.	1946 LNER No.	BR No.	Date withdrawn	Notes
501	Mons	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5501 || 2665	62665	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
502	Zeebrugge	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5502 || 2666	62666	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
503	Somme	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5503 || 2667	62667	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
504	Jutland	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5504 || 2668	62668	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
505	Ypres	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5505 || 2669	62669	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
506	Butler-Henderson	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5506 || 2660	62660	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || Preserved
507	Gerard Powys Dewhurst	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5507 || 2661	62661	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
508	Prince of Wales	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5508 || 2662	62662	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
509	Prince Albert	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5509 || 2663	62663	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
510	Princess Mary	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5510 || 2664	62664	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
511	Marne	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 5511 || 2670	62670	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
1378	Bailie MacWheeble	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 6378 || 2671	62671	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
1379	Baron of Bradwardine	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 6379 || 2672	62672	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
1380	Evan Dhu	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || 6380 || 2673	62673	7}}

Models

In 2012, Bachmann Branchline released versions of the D11 featuring various Great Central, LNER, and British Railways color schemes. That same year, Bachmann crafted a limited edition OO gauge model of No. 506 Butler-Henderson exclusively for the National Railway Museum shop, restricted to 100 units and presented in Great Central colors. The broader production batch of this model reached a total of 1,500 pieces.

References

• Boddy, M.G.; Brown, W.A.; Hennigan, W.; Neve, E.; Platt, E.N.T.; Russell, O.; Yeadon, W.B. (January 1981). Fry, E.V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 3B: Tender Engines - Classes D1 to D12. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-46-0.

External links

• LNER encyclopedia
• Railuk database D11/1 Archived 20 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Railuk database D11/2 Archived 20 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Great Central Railway page on 506