GCR Class 5
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The GCR Class 5 was a class of twelve 0-6-0
steam
tank locomotive
s designed by Harry Pollitt (engineer)
for work in docks operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
(MS&LR) later renamed Great Central Railway
(GCR).
at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J62. Withdrawals began in 1935, but there were three examples suriving in 1948 which passed to British Railways ownership. They last example was withdrawn in 1951.
One example (No. 889) was rebuilt in 1903 as an as an 0-6-2ST crane tank
but reverted to its original form in 1918 after a collision.
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
steam
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
tank locomotive
Tank locomotive
A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of pulling it behind it in a tender. It will most likely also have some kind of bunker to hold the fuel. There are several different types of tank locomotive dependent upon...
s designed by Harry Pollitt (engineer)
Harry Pollitt (engineer)
Harry Pollitt was Locomotive Engineer of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway from 1894–1897 and its successor, the Great Central Railway, from 1897-1900.-Biography:Pollitt was born on 26 December 1864 at Ashton-under-Lyne...
for work in docks operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was formed by amalgamation in 1847. The MS&LR changed its name to the Great Central Railway in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.-Origin:...
(MS&LR) later renamed Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway
The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...
(GCR).
History
These locomotives were designed by Pollitt for working at Grimsby and other dock locations. (No. 891 was the last engine to be built by the MS&LR, and No. 892 the first engine to be built by the GCR both in 1897. They passed to the London and North Eastern RailwayLondon and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J62. Withdrawals began in 1935, but there were three examples suriving in 1948 which passed to British Railways ownership. They last example was withdrawn in 1951.
One example (No. 889) was rebuilt in 1903 as an as an 0-6-2ST crane tank
Crane tank
A crane tank is a steam locomotive with a crane fitted to it. The crane may be fitted at the front, centre or rear of the locomotive and gives it a rather "top heavy" appearance...
but reverted to its original form in 1918 after a collision.