GNR Class J14

The Great Northern Railway J14, later classified as J53 under LNER service, was a class of 52 0-6-0ST locomotives designed by Patrick Stirling and built at Doncaster Works by Neilson and Co and between 1892 and 1897.

GNR Class J14 LNER Class J53
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Patrick Stirling Builder Neilson and Co (20) Doncaster (32) Build date 1892-1897 Total produced 52
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0ST Length 32 ft 9.5 in (9.995 m) Loco weight 50.5 long tons (51.3 t; 56.6 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 3 long tons (3.0 t; 3.4 short tons) Water cap. 1,090 imp gal (5,000 L) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 16 sq ft (1.5 m2) Boiler pressure 150 to 160 psi (1,000 to 1,100 kPa) Cylinders 2 (inside) Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (460 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 19,177 to 20,456 lbf (85.30 to 90.99 kN)
Career Operators Great Northern Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Railways Class GNR: J14 LNER: J53 Withdrawn 1936-1961 Disposition Several rebuilt into J52s in the 1920s, remainder scrapped.

The J14s were similar to the GNR Class J13 albeit with different boilers and without a steam dome.

Sub Classes

17 J14s were built with condensing equipment for the Metropolitan Railway while a further 10 had them retrofitted in 1900. All of these locomotives had extra lamp irons for Southern Railway running. These were later removed or added when the locomotives moved. Five J14s were rebuilt with G2 0-4-4 boilers (four of these were rebuilt as J13s between 1928 and 1932), while No. 3928 was withdrawn in 1935.

References

• Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives (1948 ed.). part 4, pp 50–51.

External links

• The Stirling J52 & J53 (GNR J13 & J14) 0-6-0ST Locomotives LNER Encyclopedia