GNR Class J13

GNR Class J13
LNER Class J52

Preserved 68846
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Henry Ivatt
Builder
Build date 1897–1909
Total produced 85
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 0-6-0ST
 • UIC C n2t
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia. 4 ft 8 in (1.422 m)
Loco weight 51.70 long tons (52.53 t; 57.90 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity watercap = 1,100 imp gal (5,000 l; 1,300 US gal)
Boiler pressure 170 psi (1.17 MPa)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 21,735 lbf (96.68 kN)
Career
Operators
Class
  • GNR: J13
  • LNER: J52
Power class BR: 3F
Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class J13, classified J52 by the LNER is a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive intended primarily for shunting.

The Class J13 were introduced in 1897 designed by Henry Ivatt based on the earlier domeless GNR Class J14 (LNER Class J53). Eighty-five J13s were built up to 1909. Several J14s were rebuilt as J13s from 1922.

Sub-classes

Some locomotives were fitted with condensing apparatus for working on the Metropolitan Railway. Condensing apparatus was added to, or removed from, locomotives when they were allocated to, or away from, the London area.

The LNER reclassified the J13 as J52. They also introduced two subclasses, J52/1 for the rebuilt engines and J52/2 for the originals. Forty-eight J52/1s and 85 J52/2s passed to British Railways in 1948 and they were numbered 68757–68889.

Preservation

One, 8846 was privately preserved by Captain. Bill Smith in 1959 and became the first locomotive to be privately preserved from BR. In 1980 it was donated to the National Railway Museum and made regular visits to other preserved railways and museums on its two Boiler Ticket durations in preservation.

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