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GER/LNER Holden "J17" Class 0-6-0

General

Designer

James Holden

Introduced

1900

Pre-Grouping Company

Great Eastern Railway

Grouping Company

London and North Eastern Railway

Description (1957)

Class J17 G.E.R. Holden 4'11" Belpaire 0-6-0's, built 1900-11. Most of the class originally had round-topped boilers; all are now superheated. Ninety engines in the class, the engine that would have become No. 65550 (formerly No. 8200) having been destroyed by a German rocket in 1944. All of the remainder survived until 1954 after which several withdrawals took place.

Wheel Arrangement

0-6-0

Number Built as J17

First in Service

04/1905

Last in Service

16/09/1962

Manufacturers

Manufacturer	Total
Stratford Works	89

Orders

Builder	Sponsor	Order #	Date	Size
Stratford Works		G58	02/1905	10
Stratford Works		S59	11/1905	10
Stratford Works		T67	08/1910	10

Classification

Southern Area 4

Route Availability

BR Power Class

Engine Diagrams

Diagram	Details
Section E, 1924	Belpaire firebox - saturated and superheated. 3,500 gallon tender.
Section E, 1938	Superheated engine only (amended grate dimensions). Tender capacity shows 2,640 gallons as an alternative. Reduction in number of boiler tubes, 31/12/1940
1952	Engines with back cab on tender and steel engine cab roof.

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**Power**
Variant Introduced	1905

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