GCR Class 9J

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)Driver dia.5 ft 2 in (1.575 m)Length53 ft 1+3⁄4 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 typeCoalFuel 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 surfaceSuperheater:
​ • Heating area139 sq ft (12.9 m²)^[1]CylindersTwo, insideCylinder size18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)Valve gearStephenson

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Withdrawn	1954–1962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. They were a part of the Railway Operating Division during World War 1.^[2]

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.^[3]

British Railways

The whole class survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers were 64280–64453.^[4][5] All had been withdrawn and scrapped by 1962 and none have been preserved.

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