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NER/LNER Worsdell "J72" Class 0-6-0T


Class Types
NER Class E1
LNER Class J72

General
Designer Wilson Worsdell
Introduced 1898
Pre-Grouping Company North Eastern Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Description (1957) Class J72, a unique class of Worsdell 0-6-0T's. The original 85 engines were built between 1898 and 1925, the class being perpetuated by British Railways and a further 28 locomotives constructed 1949-51. No parallel example can be found in the British Isles, and probably not in the world, of a design being constructed at intervals over a period of fifty-four years practically without alteration.
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-0T
Number Built as J72 113
First in Service 12/1898
Last in Service 10/1964
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Darlington Works 78
Armstrong Whitworth 25
Doncaster Works 10

Illustration
Copyright: Unknown - please contact me if you know the copyright holder
Power
J72 J72 J72
Variant Introduced 1898 1914 1949
Miscellaneous Differences 1898 Engines 1914-1925 Engines BR Engines
Tractive Effort 16,760lbs
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As J72
Inside Cylinders 17" x 24" (2 off)
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Inside Valves Slide
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Inside Motion Stephenson
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Wheels
J72 J72 J72
Drivers 4' 114"
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As J72
Total Wheelbase 13' 8"
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Descriptive Wheelbase 6' 8" + 7' 0" = 13' 8"
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Dimensions
J72 J72 J72
Length (over buffers) 27' 1012" 28' 934" 29' 234"
Weight (in running order) 36t 14cwt 38t 12cwt 39t 12cwt
Maximum Axle Load   14t 7cwt  
Water Capacity   690gal  
Coal Capacity 1t 10cwt 2t 0cwt
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Boiler & Firebox
J72 J72 J72
Boiler Diagram 73
As J72
As J72
Boiler Max Diameter 3' 8"
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Boiler Barrel Length 10'
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Boiler Pressure 140lbs
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As J72
Boiler Pitch 6' 6"
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Firebox Length 4' 4"
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Firebox Grate Area 11.3ft2
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Firebox Heating Surface 73ft2
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Tube Number 139
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Tube Diameter 134"
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Tube Area 658ft2
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Total Evaporative Area 731ft2
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