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GER/LNER Holden "J70" Class 0-6-0T


Class Types
GER Class C53 (Tram Engine)
LNER Class J70

General
Designer James Holden
Introduced 1903
Pre-Grouping Company Great Eastern Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Description (1957) Class J70. G.E.R. 0-6-0T outside-cylinder tram engines with 3'1" wheels. Twelve in class, built 1903-21 for the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway and for Yarmouth and Ipswich quayside duties. One engine scrapped in 1942 and the others between 1949 and 1955.
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-0T
Number Built as J70 12
First in Service 10/1903
Last in Service 02/08/1955
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Stratford Works 12
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Stratford Works  C53 08/1903 2
Stratford Works  C64 07/1908 3
Stratford Works  I67 02/1910 1
Stratford Works  P75 04/1914 3
Stratford Works  D85 01/1921 3

Power
Variant Introduced 1903
Tractive Effort 8,931lbs
Outside Cylinders 12" x 15" (2 off)
Outside Valves Slide
Outside Motion Walschaerts

Wheels
Drivers 3' 1"
Total Wheelbase 6' 8"
Descriptive Wheelbase 3' 4" + 3' 4" = 6' 8"

Dimensions
Length (over buffers) 20' 1012"
Weight (in running order) 27t 1cwt
Maximum Axle Load 11t 7cwt
Water Capacity 625gal
Coal Capacity 0t 15cwt

Boiler & Firebox
Boiler Diagram 46
Boiler Max Diameter 2' 1012"
Boiler Barrel Length 6' 10"
Boiler Pressure 180lbs
Boiler Pitch 6' 2"
Firebox Length 3' 2"
Firebox Grate Area 9.2ft2
Firebox Heating Surface 42.08ft2
Tube Number 102
Tube Diameter 158"
Tube Area 306ft2
Total Evaporative Area 348.08ft2
Total Heating Area 348.08ft2