GER Class F48

GER Class F48 LNER Class J16
No. 1189, with its unique Belpaire firebox
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer James Holden Builder Stratford Works Build date 1900–1903 Total produced 60
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 11 in (1.499 m) Loco weight 44 long tons 11 cwt (99,800 lb or 45.3 t) Tender weight 38 long tons 5 cwt (85,700 lb or 38.9 t) Fuel type Coal Firebox: ​  • Grate area 21.3 sq ft (1.98 m2) Boiler pressure 180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa) Heating surface 1,630.5 sq ft (151.48 m2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 24,340 lbf (108.27 kN)
Career Operators GER » LNER Class GER: F48 LNER: J16 Power class BR: 4F Axle load class LNER/BR: Route availability 4 Disposition All rebuilt to LNER Class J17

The GER Class F48 was a class of sixty 0-6-0 steam tender locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway in Great Britain. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J16.