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GNR 521 Class information


GNR 521 Class and 536 Class (J22)
LNER Class J6
Gresley J6 No. 4199 at Grantham 1947
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerHenry Ivatt and Nigel Gresley
BuilderDoncaster Works
Build dateAugust 1911-September 1922
Total produced110
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 2 in (1,575 mm)
Tender wheels4 ft 2 in (1,270 mm)
Wheelbase38 ft 10 in (11.84 m) ​
 • Engine16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
 • Tender13 ft (4.0 m)
Length52 ft 6 in (16,002.00 mm)
Axle load18 long tons (20.16 short tons)
Loco weight50 long tons 10 cwt (113,100 lb or 51.3 t)
Tender weight43 long tons 2 cwt (96,500 lb or 43.8 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity6 long tons 10 cwt (14,600 lb or 6.6 t)
Water cap.3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Boiler pressure170 lbf/in2 (1.17 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Valve typepiston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort21,875 lbf (97.30 kN)
Career
Operators
  • Great Northern Railway
  • → London and North Eastern Railway
  • → British Railways
Class
  • GN: 521 class and 536 class
  • → GN: J22
  • → LNER: J6
Power classBR: 2P3F
NumbersGN: 521–610, 621–640
LNER (1923): 3521-3610, 3621-3640
LNER (1946): 4170-4279
BR: 64170-64279
Nicknames"Knick-Knacks"
Withdrawn1955-1962
DispositionAll scrapped

The Great Northern Railway 521 Class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives, introduced in 1911. They were designed by Henry Ivatt for goods traffic. From 1912 to 1922 further examples, slightly modified by Nigel Gresley, were built and designated 536 Class. The most obvious difference was in the front sandboxes. These were below the running plate on the 521 but above it and merged with the front splashers, on the 536. The boiler and firebox were also moved back, thus resulting in a shortened cab. The London and North Eastern Railway classified them both as J6.

Initially, there was to be 120 members of this class. However, an order of ten was canceled so that Doncaster Works could build ten of Gresley's N2 Class 0-6-2 Tanks, which shared the same cylinders, boilers, valve gear, and piston valves as the J6s. The J6s had superheaters and piston valves operated by Stephenson valve gear.

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