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GCR/LNER Parker "J8" Class 0-6-0 - 'Bashers'

**Class Types**
GCR Class	6AI (as in 6A Improved)
LNER Class	J8
(Also known as)	Bashers (Named as such because of their sturdiness.)

General

Designer

Thomas Parker

Introduced

1887

Pre-Grouping Company

Great Central Railway

Grouping Company

London and North Eastern Railway

Wheel Arrangement

0-6-0

Number Built as J8

Number Scrapped

First in Service

11/1887

Last in Service

05/1930

Manufacturers

Manufacturer	Total
Gorton Works	12

Orders

Builder	Sponsor	Order #	Date	Size
Gorton Works		n/a	1887	12

Engine Diagrams

Diagram	Details
Section C, 1924	J8/1 engines with 2,500 gallon tenders
Section C, 1924	J8/2 engines with 3,000 gallon tenders

**Power**
Variant Introduced	1887
Tractive Effort	17,901lbs
Inside Cylinders	18" x 26" (2 off)
Inside Valves	Slide
Inside Motion	Stephenson

**Wheels**
Drivers	5' 4"
Locomotive Wheelbase	15' 2"
Tender Wheelbase	12' 6"
Total Wheelbase	36' 11⁷⁄₈"
Descriptive Wheelbase	7' 5" + 7' 9" + 9' 3⅞" + 6' 3" + 6' 3" = 36' 11⅞" (2,500g tender)

**Dimensions**
Length (over buffers)	49' 11¹⁄₈"
Weight (in running order)	69t 12cwt
Weight (loco only)	40t 17cwt
Adhesive Weight	40t 17cwt
Maximum Axle Load	15t 4cwt
Water Capacity	2,500gal
Coal Capacity	2t 15cwt

**Boiler & Firebox**
Boiler Diagram	21
Boiler Notes	Robinson GCR Standard No 1 boiler
Boiler Max Diameter	4' 4"
Boiler Barrel Length	10' 8¹⁄₈"
Boiler Pressure	160lbs
Boiler Pitch	7' 7"
Firebox Type	Belpaire
Firebox Length	6'
Firebox Grate Area	18.3ft²
Firebox Heating Surface	99ft²
Tube Number	190
Tube Diameter	1³⁄₄"
Tube Area	964ft²
Total Evaporative Area	1063ft²
Total Heating Area	1063ft²

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