GCR_Class_9J

GCR Class 9J

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]

Quick Facts GCR Class 9J LNER Class J11, Type and origin ...

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class survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers were 64280–64453.[4][5] All had been withdrawn and scrapped by 1962 and none have been preserved.


References

  1. 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. "The Robinson J11 (GCR Class 9J) 0-6-0 Locomotives". Lner.info. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  4. "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  5. "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.



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