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GCR/LNER Parker "J9" Class 0-6-0

**Class Types**
GCR Class	9B
GCR Class	9E
LNER Class	J9

General

Designer

Thomas Parker

Rebuilt By

Pollitt

Introduced

1891

Pre-Grouping Company

Great Central Railway

Grouping Company

London and North Eastern Railway

Wheel Arrangement

0-6-0

Number Built as J9

Manufacturers

Manufacturer	Total
Gorton Works	6
Neilson, Reid & Co.	25

Orders

Builder	Sponsor	Order #	Date	Size
Neilson, Reid & Co.		n/a	1891	25
Gorton Works		n/a	1894	6

Classification

Southern Area 1
Scottish Southern Area C

Engine Diagrams

Diagram	Details
Section C, 1924	Different journal and crank pin sizes for Nos. 5645-69 and 5738-43. Chimney height wrongly shown as 12ft. 8¼in. (should have been 13ft. 3in.)
Section C, 1927	Different journals as 1924. Part 1 for engines retaining G.C. chimney. Part 2 for engines altered to L.N.E.R. gauge.

**Power**
Tractive Effort	18,781lbs
Inside Cylinders	18" x 26" (2 off)
Inside Valves	Slide
Inside Motion	Joy

**Wheels**
Drivers	5' 1"
Locomotive Wheelbase	16' 6"
Tender Wheelbase	13'
Total Wheelbase	38' 9"
Descriptive Wheelbase	7' 11" + 8' 7" + 9' 3" + 6' 6" + 6' 6" = 38' 9"

**Dimensions**
Length (over buffers)	51' 1⁷⁄₈"
Weight (in running order)	78t 4cwt
Weight (loco only)	40t 18cwt
Adhesive Weight	40t 18cwt
Maximum Axle Load	15t 10cwt
Water Capacity	3,080gal
Coal Capacity	5t 0cwt

**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' 4¹⁄₂"
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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