GCR Class 9D

GCR Class 9
LNER Class J10

No. 5155 at Northwich Locomotive Depot 1947

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Harry Pollitt (engineer) Builder Kitson & Co. (12) Gorton Works (46) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (66) Build date 1892–1902 Total produced 124

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0 UIC class C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter 5 ft 1 in (1.549 m) Length 51 ft 1 ^7⁄8 in (15.59 m) Axle load 15 long tons 10 cwt (34,700 lb or 15.7 t) Loco weight 41 long tons 6 cwt (92,500 lb or 42 t) Tender weight 43 long tons 0 cwt (96,300 lb or 43.7 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) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa) Heating surface:  • Tubes 964 sq ft (89.6 m^2)  • Firebox 99 sq ft (9.2 m^2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) or 18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson Valve type Slide valves

Performance figures Tractive effort 18,780 lbf (83.54 kN)

Career Operators Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway → Great Central Railway → London and North Eastern Railway → British Railways Class GCR: 9 LNER: J10 Power class BR: 2F Number in class 124 Axle load class LNER/BR: Route Availability: 3 Withdrawn 1933–1961 Disposition All scrapped

The GCR Classes 9D, 9H and 9M (LNER Class J10) were a class of 124 0-6-0 Steam locomotives designed by Harry Pollitt (engineer) for freight work on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) later renamed Great Central Railway (GCR).

Career

London and North Eastern Railway

The locomotives passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923. The LNER classified them as J10 with sub-classes J10/1 to J10/6 because of detail differences.^[1]

British Railways

Some locomotives survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948 as follows:

• J10/2, 4^[2]
• J10/4, 38^[3]
• J10/6, 36^[4]

BR numbers were 65126–65209 (with gaps). All locomotives had been withdrawn by 1961 and none were preserved.

References

1. "The Parker & Pollitt J10 (GCR Classes 9D & 9HI) 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.
4. "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. 53–62. ISBN 0-901115-12-6.