GCR Class 9J

GCR Class 9J
LNER Class J11

No. 4401 at Manchester London Road Station in 1948

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer John G. Robinson Builder Neilson, Reid & Co. (49) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (25) Gorton Works (70) Vulcan Foundry (15) Yorkshire Engine Co. (15) Build date 1901–1910 Total produced 174

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0 UIC class C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m) Length 53 ft 1 ^3⁄4 in (16.20 m) Axle load 18 long tons 0 cwt (40,300 lb or 18.3 t) Loco weight 52 long tons 0 cwt (116,500 lb or 52.8 t) Tender weight 48 long tons 6 cwt (108,200 lb or 49.1 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t) Water cap 4,000 imp gal (18,000 l; 4,800 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 19 sq ft (1.8 m^2) Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa) Heating surface:  • Firebox 130 sq ft (12 m^2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson

Performance figures Tractive effort 21,960 lbf (97.68 kN)

Career Operators Great Central Railway → London and North Eastern Railway → British Railways Class GCR: 9J LNER: J11 Power class BR: 3F Number in class 174 Axle load class LNER/BR: Route Availability: 5 Withdrawn 1954–1962 Disposition All scrapped

The GCR Class 9J (LNER Class J11) was a class of 174 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for freight work on the Great Central Railway (GCR) in 1901.

Career

London and North Eastern Railway

They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923. The LNER classified them as J11 with sub-classes J11/1 to J11/5 because of detail differences.^[1]

British Railways

The whole class survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers were 64280–64453.^[2][3] All had been withdrawn and scrapped by 1962 and none have been preserved.

References

1. "The Robinson J11 (GCR Class 9J) 0-6-0 Locomotives". Lner.info. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
2. "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
3. "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 2012-02-28.

• Fry, E. V., ed. (September 1966). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 5: Tender Engines—Classes J1 to J37. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. 63–75. ISBN 0-901115-12-6.