LNER Class J38
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The London and North Eastern Railway Class J38 was a class of steam locomotive designed for freight work. 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.
The J39 was a later development, exchanging the J38's 4'8" driving wheels with larger 5'2", 289 J39s being built. Some of the J38s were later rebuilt with J39 boilers.
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[edit] Dimensions
- BR Power classification, 6F
- Locomotive weight, 58 tons 19 cwt
- Tender weight, 44 tons 4 cwt
- Boiler pressure, 180 psi
- Superheater, Yes
- Cylinders, 20"x26"
- Driving wheel diameter, 4' 8"
- Tractive effort, 28,415 lb
- Valve gear, Stephenson (piston valves)
[edit] Preservation
All J38s were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967, with none surviving the cutter's torch. There are plans to build a replica of an LNER J38, along with a J39, for preservation in a few years to come.
[edit] Sources
Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1962 edition
[edit] External links
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| Pre-grouping railway designs | |
| Great Central: | A5 - B18 - D11 - J11 - O4 |
| Great Eastern: | J65 - J16 - J17 - Y5 - J17 - N7 - ?? - J69 - B12 - J66 - D13 - E4 - J15 - J70 |
| Great North of Scotland: | D40 |
| Great Northern: | C1 - C2 - J6 - J52 - K3 - N2 |
| North British: | D34 - J36 - Y9 |
| North Eastern: | B16 - E5 - D17 - J21 - J27 - J72 - Q6 - Q7 - X1 - Y7 |
| LNER designs | |
| Gresley: | A1 - A3 - A4 - A8 - B17 -D49 - J38 - J39 - J50 - K4 - P1 - P2 - U1 - V1 - V2 - V3 - V4 - W1 |
| Thompson: | A1 - A2 - B1 - B2 - K1 - K5 - L1 - O1 - Q1 |
| Peppercorn: | A1 - A2 - A6- A7 A9 - K1 |
| Raven: | A2 - H1 |
| Locomotives of: | BR (steam) • GWR • LMS • Southern |
