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These goods locomotives had 17.5-by-24-inch (444 mm × 610 mm) cylinders, 4-foot-11-inch (1.499 m) driving wheels, and a 160-pound-force-per-square-inch (1,100 kPa) boiler. Eighty-one were built at Stratford Works between 1893 and 1898.
In addition, when the Class 127 locomotive was rebuilt from compound to simple in 1895, it was then included into Class N31.[1]
Performanceedit
They were not particularly successful locomotives. Although nicknamed Swifts, they were sluggish locomotives, due to the placement of the valve chests underneath the cylinders.[1][2]
Withdrawalsedit
Withdrawals started in 1908, and by the end of 1922, only eighteen were left in service. The LNER allocated numbers 7000 higher than the locomotives' GER numbers, but withdrawals continued, and by 1925 the class was extinct.
Aldrich, C. Langley (1969). The Locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway 1862–1962 (7th ed.). Wickford, Essex: C. Langley Aldrich. OCLC 30278831.
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N31 Class 0-6-0 1891-1898 — Great Eastern Railway Society
The Class J14 (GER Class N31) 0-6-0 Locomotives — LNER Encyclopedia
January 01, 1970
class, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, citations, additional, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2015, . This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources GER Class N31 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 The GER Class N31 was a class of eighty two 0 6 0 steam locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway Eighteen passed to the London and North Eastern Railway LNER at the 1923 grouping and received the LNER classification J14 GER Class N31LNER Class J14Great Eastern Class N31 locomotive 998Type and originPower typeSteamDesignerJames HoldenBuilderStratford WorksBuild date1893 1898Total produced81 1 rebuilt from Class 127 SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte0 6 0 UICC n2Gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Driver dia 4 ft 11 in 1 499 m Wheelbase35 ft 5 in 10 80 m Length47 ft 3 in 14 40 m over buffersLoco weight38 long tons 18 5 cwt 87 200 lb or 39 5 t Fuel typeCoalFirebox Grate area18 0 sq ft 1 67 m2 Boiler pressure160 lbf in2 1 10 MPa Heating surface1 199 5 sq ft 111 44 m2 CylindersTwo insideCylinder size17 5 in 24 in 444 mm 610 mm Performance figuresTractive effort16 942 lbf 75 36 kN CareerOperatorsGER LNERClassGER N31LNER J14NicknamesSwiftsWithdrawn1908 1925 Contents 1 History 2 Table of orders and numbers 3 Class 127 4 Performance 5 Withdrawals 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThese goods locomotives had 17 5 by 24 inch 444 mm 610 mm cylinders 4 foot 11 inch 1 499 m driving wheels and a 160 pound force per square inch 1 100 kPa boiler Eighty one were built at Stratford Works between 1893 and 1898 Table of orders and numbers editTable of orders and numbers 1 Year Order Quantity GER Nos Notes 1893 N31 1 999 1893 H33 10 979 988 1894 L33 10 989 998 1894 E34 10 969 978 1896 N37 10 959 968 1897 H40 10 949 958 1897 O41 10 602 608 946 948 1898 G42 10 542 551 1898 K43 10 562 571Class 127 editIn addition when the Class 127 locomotive was rebuilt from compound to simple in 1895 it was then included into Class N31 1 Performance editThey were not particularly successful locomotives Although nicknamed Swifts they were sluggish locomotives due to the placement of the valve chests underneath the cylinders 1 2 Withdrawals editWithdrawals started in 1908 and by the end of 1922 only eighteen were left in service The LNER allocated numbers 7000 higher than the locomotives GER numbers but withdrawals continued and by 1925 the class was extinct Table of withdrawals 3 Year Quantity inservice atstart of year Quantitywithdrawn Locomotive numbers 1908 82 1 971 1909 81 18 546 549 565 566 570 571 602 605 608 950 953 955 957 966 969 972 975 1910 63 14 542 550 563 568 569 603 606 956 962 974 982 989 990 991 1911 49 9 547 551 562 567 958 960 961 988 997 1912 40 6 544 949 952 967 968 996 1913 34 3 607 979 935 ex 127 1914 31 3 0545 0564 947 1915 28 1 946 1916 27 1 994 1920 26 2 0543 999 1921 24 1 965 1922 23 5 548 948 986 992 995 1923 18 6 959 970 976 980 985 993 1924 12 5 951 963 964 977 978 1925 7 7 604 973 981 983 984 987 998References edit a b c Aldrich 1969 p 77 Aldrich 1969 p 75 Aldrich 1969 pp 77 134 138 139 Aldrich C Langley 1969 The Locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway 1862 1962 7th ed Wickford Essex C Langley Aldrich OCLC 30278831 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to GER Class N31 LNER Class J14 N31 Class 0 6 0 1891 1898 Great Eastern Railway Society The Class J14 GER Class N31 0 6 0 Locomotives LNER Encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GER Class N31 amp oldid 1151348292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
