GER Class E72
| GER Class E72 LNER Class J18 | |
|---|---|
BR | |
| Class | GER: E72 LNER: J18 |
| Withdrawn | 1958–1961 |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
The GER Class E72 was a class of ten 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by S. D. Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification J18.
History
These locomotives had 20-by-28-inch (508 mm × 711 mm) inside cylinders driving 4-foot-11-inch (1.499 m) wheels. They had a distinctive front overhang, not possessed by any other GER 0-6-0 class. This was needed to clear the cylinder tail rods.[1] Locomotive 1240 was fitted for a time with a Weir feedwater heater and pump, with the heater component mounted on the boiler between the dome and chimney.[1]
| Year | Order | Manufacturer | Quantity | GER Nos. | LNER Nos. | 1946 Nos. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | E72 | Stratford Works | 10 | 1240–1249 | 8240–8249 | 4640–4649 |
All were still in service at the 1923 grouping; the LNER adding 7000 to the numbers of nearly all the ex-Great Eastern locomotives, including the Class E72 locomotives. Between 1935 and 1936, the LNER rebuilt them in line with its standards, and reclassified them as class J19/2, the same as the rebuilt GER Class T77 (which had been LNER class J19, later J19/1, before rebuilding).
At nationalisation in 1948,
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year |
Quantity withdrawn |
Locomotive numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 10 | 1 | 64645 | |
| 1959 | 9 | 4 | 64640/44/48–49 | |
| 1960 | 5 | 3 | 64641–42/47 | |
| 1961 | 2 | 2 | 64643/46 |
References
- ^ a b c Aldrich 1969, pp. 71–72.
- ^ Aldrich 1969, p. 143.
- ^ Baxter 2012, p. 101.
- Aldrich, C. Langley (1969). The Locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway 1862–1962 (7th ed.). Wickford, Essex: C. Langley Aldrich. OCLC 30278831.
- Baxter, Bertram (2012). Baxter, David; Mitchell, Peter (eds.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 6: Great Eastern Railway, North British Railway, Great North of Scotland Railway, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, remaining companies in the LNER group. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-26-5.
External links
- [1] — Great Eastern Railway Society
- The Hill J18 & J19 (GER Classes E72 & T77) 0-6-0 Locomotives — LNER Encyclopedia