LNER Class J38

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LNER Class J38
LNER Class J38
65917 at Dunfermline MPD, summer 1966.
Power type Steam
Designer Nigel Gresley
Build date 1926
Total production 35
Configuration 0-6-0
UIC classification Ch
Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Driver size 56 in (1.422 m)
Locomotive weight 58.95 long tons (59.9 t)
Locomotive and tender combined weight 103.15 long tons (104.8 t)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 20×26 in (508×660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson (piston valves)
Tractive effort 28,415 lbf (126.40 kN)
Career London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Class LNER: J38
BR: 6F
Retired 1962–1967
Disposition All scrapped

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] 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All J38s were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967, with none surviving the cutter's torch.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.

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Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1962 edition

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