GCR Class 8K

class of 126+19 British 2-8-0 locomotive, later LNER class O4
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GCR Class 8K

Summary

GCR Class 8K is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GCR Class 8K's image is recorded as GCR O4 63601 at Doncaster Works.JPG[3].
  • GCR Class 8K's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].
  • GCR Class 8K's operator is recorded as Great Central Railway[5].
  • GCR Class 8K's operator is recorded as London and North Eastern Railway[6].
  • GCR Class 8K's manufacturer is recorded as Gorton Works[7].
  • GCR Class 8K's manufacturer is recorded as Kitson and Company[8].
  • GCR Class 8K's manufacturer is recorded as North British Locomotive Company[9].
  • GCR Class 8K's subclass of is recorded as tender locomotive[10].
  • GCR Class 8K's Commons category is recorded as GCR Class 8K / LNER Class O4[11].
  • GCR Class 8K's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06km_n[12].
  • GCR Class 8K's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[13].
  • GCR Class 8K's number of cylinders is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[14].
  • GCR Class 8K's wheel arrangement is recorded as 2-8-0[15].

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Designation and Status

GCR Class 8K's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].

Why It Matters

GCR Class 8K ranks in the top 8% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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