0-6-0T Class J70 Steam Tram Loco GER/LNER Profile and Models

0-6-0T Class J70 Steam Tram Loco GER/LNER

68225 on the Wisbech to Upwell line between 1948 and 1952. ©Public Domain

The GER Class C53 was a class of twelve 0-6-0T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping, and received the LNER classification J70.They were the first locomotives on the Great Eastern to use Walschaerts valve gear. They were used on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway and the ports of Great Yarmouth and Ipswich from the 1930s to the 1950s. They replaced earlier GER Class G15 0-4-0T of similar appearance. J70 68221 was the inspiration for the character Toby the Tram Engine in The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry. 

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam Tram

Builder

Stratford Works

Build Dates

1903 to 1921

Total Built

12

Tractive Effort

8,931 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-6-0T

Operated By

Great Eastern Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Freight

In Service Until

1955

Surviving Examples

0
(1 Replica)

 

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Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Keyser (K's) L7Keyser LNER (ex GER) J70 Tram Locomotive Kit Requires assembly Not set L7Keyser
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LNER (ex GER) J70 Tram Locomotive Kit Awaiting Categorisation