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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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MSLR/LNER Pollitt "J62" Class 0-6-0ST
Class Types
| MLSR Class |
5 |
| GCR Class |
5 |
| LNER Class |
J62 |
General
| Designer |
Harry Pollitt |
| Introduced |
1897 |
| Pre-Grouping Company |
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
| Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Description (1957) |
Class J62. Great Central Pollitt 3'6" 0-6-0ST's, a class of 12 engines built in 1897. The three surviving locomotives were taken out of service between 1949 and 1951. |
| Wheel Arrangement |
0-6-0ST |
| Number Built as J62 |
12 |
| First in Service |
01/1897 |
| Last in Service |
11/1951 |
| Manufacturers |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1897 |
| Tractive Effort |
10,260lbs |
| Outside Cylinders |
13" x 20" (2 off) |
| Outside Valves |
Slide |
| Outside Motion |
Stephenson |
Wheels
| Drivers |
3' 6" |
| Total Wheelbase |
12' |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
6' 0" + 6' 0" = 12' 0" |
Dimensions
| Length (over buffers) |
26' 111⁄2" |
| Weight (in running order) |
30t 17cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
11t 10cwt |
| Water Capacity |
600gal |
| Coal Capacity |
1t 10cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
| Boiler Diagram |
24 |
| Boiler Max Diameter |
3' 615⁄16" |
| Boiler Barrel Length |
9' 3" |
| Boiler Pressure |
150lbs |
| Boiler Pitch |
6' |
| Firebox Length |
4' 6" |
| Firebox Grate Area |
11.43ft2 |
| Firebox Heating Surface |
60ft2 |
| Tube Number |
124 |
| Tube Diameter |
13⁄4" |
| Tube Area |
530ft2 |
| Total Evaporative Area |
590ft2 |
| Total Heating Area |
590ft2 |
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