GCR Class 5A
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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = GCR Class 5A
LNER Class J63
| powertype = Steam
| image = Immingham Locomotive Depot geograph-2378222-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
| alt =
| caption = No. 8208 at Immingham engine shed in 1947
| designer = John G. Robinson
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| buildmodel =
| builddate = 1906–1914
| totalproduction = 7
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| whytetype = {{whyte|0-6-0|T}}
| uicclass = C n2t
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg}}
| driverdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|6|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| minimumcurve =
| wheelbase = {{convert|12|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|26|ft|11.5|in|m|2|abbr=on}} over buffers
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| locoweight = {{long ton|37|9}}
| fueltype = Coal
| fuelcap = {{long ton|1|10}}
| watercap = {{convert|950|impgal|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}
| sandcap =
| boiler =
| boilerpressure = {{convert|150|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}
| feedwaterheater =
| firearea = {{convert|11.43|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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| totalsurface = {{convert|590|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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| cylindercount = Two, outside
| cylindersize = {{convert|13|x|20|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
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| tractiveeffort = {{convert|10260|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}}
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| operator = {{ubl|Great Central Railway| → London and North Eastern Railway| → British Railways}}
| operatorclass = {{ubl|GCR: 5A|LNER: J63}}
| powerclass =
| numinclass = 7
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| officialname =
| nicknames = Dock Tanks
| axleloadclass =
| locale = Immingham & Mersey Docks
| deliverydate = 1906-1914
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| withdrawndate = 1953–1957
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| disposition = All scrapped
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The GCR Class 5A was a class of seven {{whyte|0-6-0|T}} steams designed by John G. Robinson for work in docks operated by the Great Central Railway.{{sfn|Goode|1985|p=54}} They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J63.
History
The class was introduced in 1906 as a replacement for the GCR Class 4 dock shunters, based on his predecessor's GCR Class 5 but with side tanks rather than saddle tanks. A seventh locomotive was built in 1914.
All seven examples survived into British Railways ownership in 1948, at least one being at Immingham in 1952,{{sfn|Ludlam|2016|p=15}} and at least one at Connah's Quay in 1954.{{sfn|Green|1996|p=34}} They were all withdrawn between 1953 and 1957.
References
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=Sources=
- {{RCTS-LocosLNER|8A|style=cs2 }}{{page needed|date=October 2016}}
- {{cite book |last=Goode |first=C. Tony |title=Railways of North Lincolnshire |year=1985 |publisher=C.T.Goode |location=Anlaby, Hull |isbn=0-9508239-7-X }}
- {{cite book |last1=Green |first1=C.C. |title=North Wales Branch Line Album |year=1996 |orig-year=1983 |publisher=Ian Allan Publishing |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-1252-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/northwalesbranch0000gree }}
- {{Citation|last=Hancox|first=A.C.|title=The Harmonious Blacksmith Robinson|year=1995|publisher=The Stephenson Locomotive Society|isbn=0-903881-03-9}}{{page needed|date=October 2016}}
- {{cite book |last=Ludlam |first=A.J. |title=Immingham - A Lincolnshire Railway Centre (Lincolnshire Railway Centres) |year=2016 |publisher=Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Society |location=Ludborough, Lincolnshire |isbn=978-0995461000 }}
External links
- [http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j63.shtml The Robinson J63 (GCR Class 5) 0-6-0ST Locomotives]; LNER Encyclopedia
- [https://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A2KLktlh2_tXoAsAfXJNBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ29xY3ZzBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEc2xrA2J1dHRvbg--;_ylc=X1MDMjExNDcxNzAwNQRfcgMyBGJjawNlZGRhb2QxYTlhaDFmJTI2YiUzRDQlMjZkJTNEYk9tV2U5QnBZRUozWGZJWjVjLnFETWFaeS5rLSUyNnMlM0RpcyUyNmklM0RmX2tHbWZPZ3F2YldPTWVhZXRWNARmcgN5ZnAtdC1VSzAwOARncHJpZAN3aDJBTVRJWFNrcU9vWnNiSy5qMUJBBG10ZXN0aWQDbnVsbARuX3N1Z2cDMTAEb3JpZ2luA3VrLmltYWdlcy5zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzE0BHF1ZXJ5A0o2MyBsb2NvbW90aXZlBHRfc3RtcAMxNDc2MTIzNDk4BHZ0ZXN0aWQDbnVsbA--?gprid=wh2AMTIXSkqOoZsbK.j1BA&pvid=Hri.ijcyLjPmtVhoVJVELwkKODYuMQAAAADIPKAz&p=J63+locomotive&fr=yfp-t-UK008&fr2=sb-top-uk.images.search.yahoo.com&ei=UTF-8&n=60&x=wrt&y=Search Images of J63s, with random others, via Yahoo]
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