GER Class C53

GER Class C53

Infobox Locomotive
powertype=Steam
name = GER Class C53
LNER Class J70


caption = A J70 tram on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway in 1953.
designer = James Holden
builder =
builddate = 1903
totalproduction =
whytetype = 0-6-0T
gauge = standard gauge
leadingsize =
driversize = 3' 1"
length = 20ft 10½in
weight = 27 tons 1 cwt
fueltype = coal
fuelc

waterc

cylindercount = two outside
cylindersize = 12" x 15"
firearea = convert|9.2|sqft|m2|abbr=on
boilerpressure = 180 psi
tractiveeffort = 8,931 lbf (at 85%)
railroadclass= | The Great Eastern Railway Class C53, classified as Class J70 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was a class of 0-6-0 tram engines used on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway from the 1930s to the 1950s. They were designed by James Holden. They replaced earlier GER Class G15 0-4-0 of similar appearance.

No Great Eastern C53's survived, but there are plans to build a replica of a GER C53 Locomotive which will represent the Toby character (see below) for preservation along with a replica of a G15 which preceded the C53.

In fiction

The J70 was the inspiration for Toby the Tram Engine in the The Railway Series by W.V. Awdry.

External links

* [http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j70.shtml J70 0-6-0T page at the LNER Encyclopedia]


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