| GCR Class 5A LNER Class J63 |
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| No. 8208 at Immingham Locomotive Depot 1947 | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | John G. Robinson |
| Build date | 1906–1914 |
| Total produced | 7 |
| Configuration | 0-6-0T |
| UIC classification | C n2t |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver diameter | 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) |
| Wheelbase | 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) |
| Length | 26 ft 11.5 in (8.22 m) over buffers |
| Locomotive weight | 37 tons 9 cwt (83,900 lb or 38.1 t) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Fuel capacity | 1 tons 10 cwt (3,400 lb or 1.5 t) |
| Water capacity | 950 imp gal (4,320 l; 1,140 US gal) |
| Boiler pressure | 150 psi (1.03 MPa) |
| Firegrate area | 11.43 sq ft (1.062 m2) |
| Heating surface: Total |
590 sq ft (55 m2) |
| Cylinders | 2 outside |
| Cylinder size | 13 × 20 in (330 × 508 mm) |
| Tractive effort | 10,260 lbf (45.64 kN) |
| Career | GR » LNER » BR |
| Class | GCR: 5A LNER: J63 |
| Number in class | 7 |
| Nicknames | Dock Tanks |
| Locale | Immingham & MerseyDocks |
| Delivered | 1906-1914 |
| Withdrawn | 1953–1957 |
| Disposition | all scrapped |
The GCR Class 5A(LNER Class J63) was a class of seven 0-6-0 steam tank locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for work in docks operated by the Great Central Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J63.
The class was introduced in 1906 as a replacement for the GCR Class 4 dock shunters, based on his predecessor’s GCR Class 5 but with side tanks rather than saddle tanks. A seventh locomotive was built in 1914.
All seven examples survived into British Railways ownership in 1948. They were all withdrawn between 1953 and 1957.
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