GCR Class 5

The GCR Class 5 (LNER Class J62) was a class of twelve 0-6-0 steam tank locomotives designed by Harry Pollitt (engineer) for work in docks operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) later renamed Great Central Railway (GCR).

GCR Class 5 LNER Class J62
No. 8201 at Wrexham Locomotive Depot 1947
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Harry Pollitt (engineer) Builder Gorton Works Build date 1897 Total produced 12
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0ST  • UIC C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) Wheelbase 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) Length 26 ft 11.5 in (8.22 m) over buffers Loco weight 30 long tons 17 cwt (69,100 lb or 31.3 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 1 long ton 10 cwt (3,400 lb or 1.5 t) Water cap 600 imp gal (2,730 l; 721 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 11.43 sq ft (1.062 m^2) Boiler pressure 150 psi (1.03 MPa) Heating surface 590 sq ft (55 m^2) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 13 in × 20 in (330 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 10,260 lbf (45.64 kN)
Career Operators Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway → Great Central Railway → London and North Eastern Railway → British Railways Class GCR: 5 LNER: J62 Nicknames Dock Tanks Locale Grimsby, Immingham & Mersey Docks Delivered 1897 Withdrawn 1935–1951 Disposition All scrapped

History

These locomotives were designed by Pollitt for working at Grimsby and other dock locations. (No. 891 was the last engine to be built by the MS&LR, and No. 892 the first engine to be built by the GCR both in 1897.) They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J62. Withdrawals began in 1935, but there were three examples surviving in 1948 which passed to British Railways ownership. The last example was withdrawn in 1951.

One example (No. 889) was rebuilt in 1903 as an 0-6-2ST crane tank but reverted to its original form in 1918 after a collision.

Bibliography

• Allen, D. W.; Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Proud, P.; Roundthwaite, T. E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (November 1970). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 8A: Tank Engines - Classes J50 to J70. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-05-3.

External links

• The Pollitt J62 (GCR Class 5) 0-6-0ST Locomotives— LNER Encyclopedia