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NBR/LNER Holmes "J83" Class 0-6-0T
Class Types
| NBR Class |
D |
| LNER Class |
J83 |
General
| Designer |
Matthew Holmes |
| Introduced |
1900 |
| Pre-Grouping Company |
North British Railway |
| Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Description (1957) |
Class J83. N.B.R. Holmes 4'6" 0-6-0T's, comprising 40 engines built from 1900 to 1901. All still running in 1956, except No. 8462 which was scrapped in 1947, and five others followed in 1956. |
| Wheel Arrangement |
0-6-0T |
| Number Built as J83 |
40 |
| First in Service |
08/1900 |
| Last in Service |
29/12/1962 |
| Manufacturers |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1900 |
| Tractive Effort |
17,744lbs |
| Inside Cylinders |
17" x 26" (2 off) |
| Inside Valves |
Slide |
| Inside Motion |
Stephenson |
Wheels
| Drivers |
4' 6" |
| Total Wheelbase |
15' 6" |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
7' 6" + 8' 0" = 15' 6" |
Dimensions
| Length (over buffers) |
30' 21⁄2" |
| Weight (in running order) |
45t 5cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
17t 8cwt |
| Water Capacity |
800gal |
| Coal Capacity |
1t 10cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
| Boiler Diagram |
84 |
| Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 5" |
| Boiler Barrel Length |
10' 1" |
| Boiler Pressure |
150lbs |
| Boiler Pitch |
7' 2" |
| Firebox Type |
Round Top |
| Firebox Length |
5' 5" |
| Firebox Grate Area |
17ft2 |
| Firebox Heating Surface |
100ft2 |
| Tube Number |
200 |
| Tube Diameter |
13⁄4" |
| Tube Area |
950ft2 |
| Total Evaporative Area |
1050ft2 |
| Total Heating Area |
1050ft2 |
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