- GER Class C53
- LNER Class J70
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J70 68222 at Upwell in 1952 |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0T |
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| • AAR | Co |
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| • UIC | C n2t |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Coupled dia. | 3 ft 1 in (0.940 m) |
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| Wheelbase | 6 ft 8 in (2.032 m) |
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| Length | 20 ft 8+3⁄8 in (6.309 m) |
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| Axle load | 11 long tons 7 cwt (25,400 lb or 11.5 t) |
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| Loco weight | 27 long tons 1 cwt (60,600 lb or 27.5 t) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 15 long cwt (1,700 lb or 800 kg) |
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| Water cap. | 625 imp gal (2,840 L; 751 US gal) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Type | Round-top |
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| • Grate area | 9.2 sq ft (0.9 m2) |
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Boiler:
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| • Diameter | 2 ft 10.5 in (0.9 m) |
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| • Tube plates | 6 ft 10 in (2.1 m) |
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| • Small tubes | 102 x 1.625 in (41.3 mm) |
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| Boiler pressure | 180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 42.08 sq ft (3.9 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 306 sq ft (28.4 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 348.08 sq ft (32.3 m2) |
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| Cylinders | Two, outside |
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| Cylinder size | 12 in × 15 in (305 mm × 381 mm) |
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| Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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| Power class | BR: 0F |
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| Axle load class | LNER/BR: RA 2 |
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| Withdrawn | 1942 (1), 1949–1955 |
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| Disposition | All original C53s scrapped, one Toby the Tram Engine replica built at East Anglian Railway Museum. |
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The GER Class C53 was a class of 12 0-6-0T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping and received the LNER classification J70.