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LNER Class J38

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Power type
  
Steam

Build date
  
1926

Configuration
  
0-6-0

Designer
  
Nigel Gresley

Total produced
  
35

UIC class
  
Ch

LNER Class J38

The London and North Eastern Railway Class J38 was a class of steam locomotive designed for freight transport. They were designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1926. A total of 35 were built and they were used in Scotland. All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 65900-65934.

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The J39 was a later development, exchanging the J38's 4 ft 8 in (1.422 m) driving wheels with larger 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m), 289 J39s being built. Some of the J38s were later rebuilt with J39 boilers.

Dimensions

  • BR Power classification, 6F
  • Locomotive weight, 58 long tons 19 cwt (132,000 lb or 59.9 t)
  • Tender weight, 44 long tons 4 cwt (99,000 lb or 44.9 t)
  • Boiler pressure, 180 psi (1,200 kPa)
  • Superheater, Yes
  • Cylinders, 20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
  • Driving wheel diameter, 4 ft 8 in (1.422 m)
  • Tractive effort, 28,415 lbf (126,400 N)
  • Valve gear, Stephenson
  • piston valves

    • Preservation

    All J38s were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967, with none surviving into preservation and falling to the cutter's torch.

    References

    LNER Class J38 Wikipedia
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