GCR Class 9D

GCR Class 9
LNER Class J10
No. 5155 at Northwich Locomotive Depot 1947
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerHarry Pollitt (engineer)
Builder
Build date1892–1902
Total produced124
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2t
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1 in (1.549 m)
Length51 ft 1+78 in (15.59 m)
Axle load15 long tons 10 cwt (34,700 lb or 15.7 t)
Loco weight41 long tons 6 cwt (92,500 lb or 42 t)
Tender weight43 long tons 0 cwt (96,300 lb or 43.7 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity6 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 pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox99 sq ft (9.2 m2)
 • Tubes964 sq ft (89.6 m2)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) or
18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Valve typeSlide valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort18,780 lbf (83.54 kN)
Career
Operators
Class
  • GCR: 9
  • LNER: J10
Power classBR: 2F
Number in class124
Axle load classLNER/BR: Route Availability: 3
Withdrawn1933–1961
DispositionAll scrapped

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).