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NER/LNER Worsdell "J78" Class 0-6-0T


Class Types
NER Class H1
LNER Class J78

General
Designer Wilson Worsdell
Rebuilt By Worsdell
Introduced 1888
Pre-Grouping Company North Eastern Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-0T
Number Built as J78 2
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Gateshead Works 2

Power
J78
Variant Introduced 1888 1888
Miscellaneous Differences No 590 No 995
Tractive Effort 9,520lbs 11,041lbs
Inside Cylinders 13" x 20" (2 off) 14" x 20" (2 off)
Inside Valves Slide
As J78
Inside Motion Joy
As J78

Wheels
J78
Drivers 3' 61⁄4"
As J78
Total Wheelbase 10'
As J78
Descriptive Wheelbase 6' 0" + 4' 0" = 10' 0"
As J78

Dimensions
J78
Length (over buffers) 23' 51⁄4"
As J78
Weight (in running order) 26t 11cwt
As J78
Maximum Axle Load 10t 15cwt
As J78
Water Capacity 500gal
As J78
Coal Capacity 3t 2cwt
As J78

Boiler & Firebox
J78
Boiler Diagram 74
As J78
Boiler Max Diameter 3' 8"
As J78
Boiler Barrel Length 6' 81⁄2"
As J78
Boiler Pressure 140lbs
As J78
Boiler Pitch 6' 9"
As J78
Firebox Length 4' 4"
As J78
Firebox Grate Area 11.3ft2
As J78
Firebox Heating Surface 57ft2
As J78
Tube Number 139
As J78
Tube Diameter 13⁄4"
As J78
Tube Area 448ft2
As J78
Total Evaporative Area 505ft2
As J78
Total Heating Area 505ft2
As J78