GCR Class 5A

ClassNumber in class7NicknamesDock TanksLocaleImmingham & Mersey DocksDelivered1906-1914Withdrawn1953–1957DispositionAll scrapped

The GCR Class 5A was a class of seven 0-6-0T steams designed by John G. Robinson for work in docks operated by the Great Central Railway.^[1] 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in 1948, at least one being at Immingham in 1952,^[2] and at least one at Connah's Quay in 1954.^[3] They were all withdrawn between 1953 and 1957.

References

Sources

• Allen, D. W.; Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Proud, P.; Roundthwaite, T. E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (November 1970), Fry, E. V. (ed.), Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 8A: Tank Engines - Classes J50 to J70, Kenilworth: RCTS, ISBN 0-901115-05-3^{[page needed]}
• Goode, C. Tony (1985). Railways of North Lincolnshire. Anlaby, Hull: C.T.Goode. ISBN 0-9508239-7-X.
• Green, C.C. (1996) [1983]. North Wales Branch Line Album. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-1252-0.
• Hancox, A.C. (1995), The Harmonious Blacksmith Robinson, The Stephenson Locomotive Society, ISBN 0-903881-03-9^{[page needed]}
• Ludlam, A.J. (2016). Immingham - A Lincolnshire Railway Centre (Lincolnshire Railway Centres). Ludborough, Lincolnshire: Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Society. ISBN 978-0995461000.

External links

• The Robinson J63 (GCR Class 5) 0-6-0ST Locomotives; LNER Encyclopedia
• Images of J63s, with random others, via Yahoo