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GCR Class 9J

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GCR Class 9J
LNER Class J11
No. 4401 at Manchester London Road Station in 1948
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJohn G. Robinson
Builder
Build date1901–1910
Total produced174
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2t
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 2 in (1.575 m)
Length53 ft 1+34 in (16.20 m)
Height13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)[citation needed]
Axle load18 long tons 0 cwt (40,300 lb or 18.3 t)
Loco weight52 long tons 0 cwt (116,500 lb or 52.8 t)
Tender weight48 long tons 6 cwt (108,200 lb or 49.1 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity6 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:
 • Grate area19 sq ft (1.8 m2)
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox130 sq ft (12 m2)
 • Total surface
  • Original 1,426 sq ft (132.5 m2)[1]
  • Superheated 1,258 sq ft (116.9 m2)[1]
Superheater:
 • Heating area139 sq ft (12.9 m2)[1]
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort21,960 lbf (97.68 kN)
Career
Operators
Class
  • GCR: 9J
  • LNER: J11
Power classBR: 3F
Number in class174
NicknamesPom-Poms
Axle load classLNER/BR: Route Availability: 5
Withdrawn1954–1962
DispositionAll 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. They were a part of the Railway Operating Division during World War 1.[2] The class acquired the nickname "Pom-Poms" due to the similarity of their exhaust noise to that of the "Pom-Pom" quick-firing gun used in the South African War.[3]

Career

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London and North Eastern Railway

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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.[4]

British Railways

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The whole class survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers were 64280–64453.[5][6] All had been withdrawn and scrapped by 1962 and none have been preserved.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fry 1966, p. 65.
  2. ^ Clegg, Malcolm (2021). LMS and LNER Steam Locomotives: The Post War Era. Pen & Sword Books Limited. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-5267-7863-5. OCLC 1323252904.
  3. ^ "LNER Encyclopedia: The Robinson J11 (GCR Class 9J) 0-6-0 Locomotives". www.lner.info. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "The Robinson J11 (GCR Class 9J) 0-6-0 Locomotives". Lner.info. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  • 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.