8226 at Stratford locomotive depot, 28 September 1946 (note the short skirt)
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
James Holden
Builder
Stratford Works
Build date
1903 - 1921
Total produced
12
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
0-6-0T
• AAR
Co
• UIC
C n2t
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Coupled dia.
3 ft 1 in (0.940 m)
Wheelbase
6 ft 8 in (2.032 m)
Length
20 ft 8+3⁄8 in (6.309 m)
Axle load
11 long tons 7 cwt (25,400 lb or 11.5 t)
Loco weight
27 long tons 1 cwt (60,600 lb or 27.5 t)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
15 long cwt (1,700 lb or 800 kg)
Water cap.
625 imp gal (2,840 L; 751 US gal)
Firebox:
• Type
Round-top
• Grate area
9.2 sq ft (0.9 m2)
Boiler:
• Diameter
2 ft 10.5 in (0.9 m)
• Tube plates
6 ft 10 in (2.1 m)
• Small tubes
102 x 1.625 in (41.3 mm)
Boiler pressure
180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
42.08 sq ft (3.9 m2)
• Tubes
306 sq ft (28.4 m2)
• Total surface
348.08 sq ft (32.3 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
12 in × 15 in (305 mm × 381 mm)
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort
8,931 lbf (39.73 kN) at 85%
Career
Operators
Great Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Class
GER: C53
LNER: J70
Power class
BR: 0F
Axle load class
LNER/BR: RA 2
Withdrawn
1942 (1), 1949–1955
Disposition
All original C53s scrapped, one Toby the Tram Engine replica built at East Anglian Railway Museum.
Most specifications from[1]
The GER Class C53 was a class of twelve 0-6-0T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping, and received the LNER classification J70.
^"LNER J70". lner.info. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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