GNR Class J14

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GNR Class J14
LNER Class J53
Neilson and Company Glasgow E760 5029, Great Northern Railway (GNR) 1058.jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Patrick Stirling
BuilderNeilson and Co (20) Doncaster (32)
Build date1892-1897
Total produced52
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-0 ST
Length32 ft 9.5 in (9.995 m)
Loco weight50.5 long tons (51.3 t; 56.6 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity3 long tons (3.0 t; 3.4 short tons)
Water cap.1,090 imp gal (5,000 L)
Firebox:
  Grate area16 sq ft (1.5 m2)
Boiler pressure150 to 160 psi (1,000 to 1,100 kPa)
Cylinders 2 (inside)
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (460 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 19,177 to 20,456 lbf (85.30 to 90.99 kN)
Career
Operators
Class
  • GNR: J14
  • LNER: J53
Withdrawn1936-1961
DispositionSeveral rebuilt into J52s in the 1920s, remainder scrapped.

The Great Northern Railway J14, later classified as J53 under LNER service, was a class of 52 0-6-0ST locomotives designed by Patrick Stirling and built at Doncaster Works by Neilson and Co and between 1892 and 1897.

Contents

The J14s were similar to the GNR Class J13 albeit with different boilers and without a steam dome.

Sub Classes

17 J14s were built with condensing equipment for the Metropolitan Railway while a further 10 had them retrofitted in 1900. All of these locomotives had extra lamp irons for Southern Railway running. These were later removed or added when the locomotives moved. Five J14s were rebuilt with G2 0-4-4 boilers (four of these were rebuilt as J13s between 1928 and 1932), while No. 3928 was withdrawn in 1935.

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