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GNR/LNER Stirling "J7" Class 0-6-0


Class Types
GNR Class J10
GNR Class J9
LNER Class J7

General
Designer Patrick Stirling
Introduced 1883
Pre-Grouping Company Great Northern Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-0
Number Built as J7 18
Number Scrapped 18
First in Service 06/1883
Last in Service 09/1936
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Doncaster Works 18
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Doncaster Works  n/a 1883 2
Doncaster Works  n/a 1885 2
Doncaster Works  n/a 1887 2
Doncaster Works  n/a 1888 2
Doncaster Works  n/a 1896 10
Classification Southern Area 2
Engine Diagrams
DiagramDetails
Section N, 1924 Engines with 4ft. 5in. diameter domed boilers.
Not issued Engines with 4ft. 8in. diameter domed boilers.

Power
GNR J10 GNR J9
Variant Introduced 1883 1896
Miscellaneous Differences Narrow Stirling cab (6') Wide cab (6' 8")
Inside Cylinders 17.5" x 26" (2 off)
As GNR J10
Inside Valves Slide
As GNR J10
Inside Motion S
As GNR J10

Wheels
GNR J10 GNR J9
Drivers 4' 8"
As GNR J10
Locomotive Wheelbase 15' 6"
As GNR J10
Tender Wheelbase 13'
As GNR J10
Total Wheelbase 36' 1112"
As GNR J10
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 3" + 8' 3" + 8' 5½" + 6' 6" + 6' 6" = 36' 11½"
As GNR J10

Dimensions
GNR J10 GNR J9
Length (over buffers) 49' 312"
As GNR J10
Weight (in running order) 73t 0cwt
As GNR J10
Weight (loco only) 38t 2cwt
As GNR J10
Adhesive Weight 38t 2cwt
As GNR J10
Maximum Axle Load 15t 10cwt
As GNR J10
Water Capacity 2,800gal
As GNR J10
Coal Capacity 5t 0cwt
As GNR J10

Boiler & Firebox
GNR J10 GNR J9
Boiler Diagram 11
As GNR J10
Boiler Max Diameter 4' 5"
As GNR J10
Boiler Barrel Length 10' 1"
As GNR J10
Boiler Pressure 175lbs
As GNR J10
Boiler Pitch 7' 334"
As GNR J10
Firebox Length 5' 6"
As GNR J10
Firebox Grate Area 16.25ft2
As GNR J10
Firebox Heating Surface 103ft2
As GNR J10
Tube Number 213
As GNR J10
Tube Diameter 134"
As GNR J10
Tube Area 1016ft2
As GNR J10
Total Evaporative Area 1119ft2
As GNR J10