GCR Class 9D

The GCR Classes 9D, 9H and 9M (LNER Class J10) were a class of 124 0-6-0 Steam locomotives designed by Harry Pollitt for freight work on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) later renamed Great Central Railway (GCR).

GCR Class 9 LNER Class J10
No. 5155 at Northwich Locomotive Depot 1947
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Harry Pollitt (engineer) Builder Kitson & Co. (12) Gorton Works (46) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (66) Build date 1892–1902 Total produced 124
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 1 in (1.549 m) Length 51 ft 1+7⁄8 in (15.59 m) Axle load 15 long tons 10 cwt (34,700 lb or 15.7 t) Loco weight 41 long tons 6 cwt (92,500 lb or 42 t) Tender weight 43 long tons 0 cwt (96,300 lb or 43.7 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t) Water cap. 4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 99 sq ft (9.2 m2)  • Tubes 964 sq ft (89.6 m2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) or 18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson Valve type Slide valves
Performance figures Tractive effort 18,780 lbf (83.54 kN)
Career Operators Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway → Great Central Railway → London and North Eastern Railway → British Railways Class GCR: 9 LNER: J10 Power class BR: 2F Number in class 124 Axle load class LNER/BR: Route Availability: 3 Withdrawn 1933–1961 Disposition All scrapped

Career

Great Central Railway

During World War I, seven of them were loaned to the Caledonian Railway. They were modified to have shorter chimneys. In 1921, 10 were sent to Barrow-in-Furness to undergo repairs.^[1]

London and North Eastern Railway

The locomotives passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923. The LNER classified them as J10 with sub-classes J10/1 to J10/6 because of detail differences.^[2] Withdrawals began in 1933, but were rather slow.^[3]

British Railways

Some 78 locomotives survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948 as follows:

• J10/2, 4^[4]
• J10/4, 38^[5]
• J10/6, 36^[6]

BR numbers were 65126–65209 (with gaps). In the 1950s, some of them were sent to work at sheds once belonged to the LMS, the L&YR, and the LNWR. They were also reported to be popular with ex-LMS employees. All locomotives had been withdrawn by 1961 with the last one in service No. 65157 going in August 1961. None were preserved.^[7]