GCR Class 9J

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	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)
Height	13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)[citation needed]
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:
• Grate area	19 sq ft (1.8 m2)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	130 sq ft (12 m2)
• Total surface	Original 1,426 sq ft (132.5 m2); Superheated 1,258 sq ft (116.9 m2);
Superheater:;
• Heating area	139 sq ft (12.9 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Type and origin
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

GCR Class 9J
LNER Class J11
GCR Class 9J ; LNER Class J11
	No. 4401 at Manchester London Road Station in 1948
Power type
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
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	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)
Height	13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)[citation needed]
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:
• Grate area	19 sq ft (1.8 m2)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	130 sq ft (12 m2)
• Total surface	Original 1,426 sq ft (132.5 m2); Superheated 1,258 sq ft (116.9 m2);
Superheater:;
• Heating area	139 sq ft (12.9 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	21,960 lbf (97.68 kN)
Operators
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
Nicknames	Pom-Poms
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] 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]

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