When James Holden took office on the Great Eastern, there were few 0-6-0T locomotives, most shunting being done by 0-4-4T and obsolete tender locomotives.
These small locomotives had 16+1⁄2-by-22-inch (419 by 559 mm) cylinders, 4-foot-0-inch (1.219 m). coupled wheels and a grate area of 12.4 sq ft (1.15 m2). They were rebuilt between 1898 and 1908.[1]
Withdrawals started in 1936 when four (7278, 7287, 7303 and 7308) were sold to Sir Robert McAlpine and Son, the latter concern also having five on loan from late 1936 to mid-1938. Three others were sold, with No. 297 going to the Mersey Railway in 1939 as their No. 3 to work ballast trains. By the end of 1940, thirty-one had been withdrawn, and the remaining 19 locomotives continued with no further retirements until 1950. In the LNER 1944 renumbering plan, the locomotives were renumbered 8370–8388. Withdrawal restarted in 1950 and all were gone by the end of 1955.
In 1952, three locomotives, 8370 and 8378, and 8382 were transferred to the service list as 32, 36, and 31 respectively.
Aldrich, C. Langley (1969). The Locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway 1862–1962 (7th ed.). Wickford, Essex: C. Langley Aldrich. OCLC 30278831.
Allen, D. W.; Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Proud, P.; Roundthwaite, T. E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (November 1970). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 8A: Tank Engines - Classes J50 to J70. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN0-901115-05-3.
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The Holden J66 (GER Class T18) 0-6-0T Locomotives — LNER Encyclopedia
January 01, 1970
class, class, fifty, steam, locomotives, designed, james, holden, great, eastern, railway, they, passed, london, north, eastern, railway, grouping, 1923, received, lner, classification, lner, class, j66class, locomotive, 275type, originpower, typesteamdesigner. The GER Class T18 was a class of fifty 0 6 0T steam locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J66 GER Class T18 LNER Class J66Class T18 locomotive No 275Type and originPower typeSteamDesignerJames HoldenBuilderStratford WorksBuild date1886 1888Total produced50Rebuild date1898 1908SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte0 6 0T UICC n2tGauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Driver dia 4 ft 0 in 1 219 m Wheelbase13 ft 4 in 4 06 m Length28 ft 2 1 2 in 8 60 m over buffersLoco weight40 long tons 5 75 cwt 90 200 lb or 40 9 t Fuel typeCoalFuel capacity2 long tons 10 cwt 5 600 lb or 2 5 t Water cap 1 000 imp gal 4 550 L 1 200 US gal Firebox Grate area12 4 sq ft 1 15 m2 Boiler pressureOriginally 140 lbf in2 0 97 MPa later 160 lbf in2 1 10 MPa Heating surface987 4 sq ft 91 73 m2 Cylinder size16 1 2 in 22 in 419 mm 559 mm Valve gearStephensonValve typeSlide valvesPerformance figuresTractive effort16 970 lbf 75 49 kN CareerOperatorsGER LNER BRClassGER T18LNER J66Power classBR 2FAxle load classLNER BR Route Availability 3Withdrawn1936 1955DispositionAll scrapped Contents 1 Overview 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Bibliography 3 External linksOverview editWhen James Holden took office on the Great Eastern there were few 0 6 0T locomotives most shunting being done by 0 4 4T and obsolete tender locomotives These small locomotives had 16 1 2 by 22 inch 419 by 559 mm cylinders 4 foot 0 inch 1 219 m coupled wheels and a grate area of 12 4 sq ft 1 15 m2 They were rebuilt between 1898 and 1908 1 Table of orders and numbers 2 Year Order Builder Quantity GER Nos LNER Nos Notes 1886 T18 Stratford Works 10 275 284 7275 7284 1887 K19 Stratford Works 20 285 304 7285 7304 1888 H21 Stratford Works 10 307 316 7307 7316 1888 T21 Stratford Works 10 317 326 7317 7326 nbsp No 8387 at March Locomotive Depot 17 July 1946 Withdrawals started in 1936 when four 7278 7287 7303 and 7308 were sold to Sir Robert McAlpine and Son the latter concern also having five on loan from late 1936 to mid 1938 Three others were sold with No 297 going to the Mersey Railway in 1939 as their No 3 to work ballast trains By the end of 1940 thirty one had been withdrawn and the remaining 19 locomotives continued with no further retirements until 1950 In the LNER 1944 renumbering plan the locomotives were renumbered 8370 8388 Withdrawal restarted in 1950 and all were gone by the end of 1955 In 1952 three locomotives 8370 and 8378 and 8382 were transferred to the service list as 32 36 and 31 respectively References editNotes edit Allen et al 1970 pp 73 77 Aldrich 1969 p 100 Bibliography edit Aldrich C Langley 1969 The Locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway 1862 1962 7th ed Wickford Essex C Langley Aldrich OCLC 30278831 Allen D W Boddy M G Brown W A Fry E V Hennigan W Manners F Neve E Proud P Roundthwaite T E Tee D F Yeadon W B November 1970 Fry E V ed Locomotives of the L N E R part 8A Tank Engines Classes J50 to J70 Kenilworth RCTS ISBN 0 901115 05 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to GER Class T18 LNER Class J66 1 Great Eastern Railway Society The Holden J66 GER Class T18 0 6 0T Locomotives LNER Encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GER Class T18 amp oldid 1172493575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
