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68047, with a hopper bunker.
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) J94 Class is a class of steam locomotive that was formed when 75 former "Austerity" 0-6-0STs were purchased by the LNER in 1946 from the War Department.
[edit] Overview
The LNER had had trials with no in November 1945 and bought 75 of them in 1946, numbering them 8006-80. All entered British Railways (BR) service in 1948. BR added 60000 to their numbers so they became 68006-80, and classified them 4F.
They were used for shunting in docks, and other similar work where their short wheelbase meant they could negotiate sharp curves. They were used on the Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire, where they displaced the ex-North London Railway Class 75 class 2F 0-6-0Ts.
They were withdrawn between 1960 and 1967. A few were sold into industrial use with the National Coal Board (who had several other Austerities) and others. Many survive in preservation and have earned themselves the nickname of 'buckets'.
Numbers |
Builder |
Date built |
Withdrawn |
Notes |
LNER |
BR |
WD |
8006 |
68006 |
5094, 75094 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1944 |
1967 |
Used on C&HPR |
8007 |
68007 |
5097, 75097 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1944 |
1962 |
|
8008 |
68008 |
5101, 75101 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1963 |
|
8009 |
68009 |
5108, 75108 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1962 |
|
8010 |
68010 |
5117, 75117 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1965 |
|
8011 |
68011 |
5119, 75119 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1965 |
|
8012 |
68012 |
5124, 75124 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1967 |
Used on C&HPR |
8013 |
68013 |
5125, 75125 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1965 |
|
8014 |
68014 |
5134, 75134 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1964 |
|
8015 |
68015 |
75139 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1963 |
|
8016 |
68016 |
75148 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1964 |
|
8017 |
68017 |
75149 |
Hunslet |
1944 |
1962 |
|
8018 |
68018 |
5150, 75150 |
Bagnall |
1944 |
1962 |
|
8019 |
68019 |
5153, 75153 |
Bagnall |
1944 |
1964 |
|
8020 |
68020 |
75164 |
Bagnall |
1944 |
1963 |
Sold to NCB |
8021 |
68021 |
5183, 75183 |
Robert Stephenson and Hawthorne |
1944 |
1963 |
|
8022 |
68022 |
5184, 75184 |
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne |
1944 |
1960 |
|
8023 |
68023 |
5190, 75190 |
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne |
1944 |
1965 |
|
8024 |
68024 |
71509 |
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne |
1944 |
1964 |
|
8025 |
68025 |
71498 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1944 |
1967 |
|
8026 |
68026 |
71506 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1961 |
|
8027 |
68027 |
71440 |
Hunslet |
1945 |
1960 |
|
8028 |
68028 |
71440 |
Hunslet |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8029 |
68029 |
71451 |
Hunslet |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8030 |
68030 |
71440 |
Hunslet |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8031 |
68031 |
75272 |
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8032 |
68032 |
75272 |
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne |
1945 |
1964 |
|
8032 |
68032 |
75281 |
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne |
1945 |
1963 |
Sold into industrial use |
8047 |
68047 |
75258 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1965 |
|
8048 |
68048 |
75259 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8049 |
68049 |
75260 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8050 |
68050 |
75261 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1965 |
Sold to NCB |
8051 |
68051 |
75263 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1964 |
|
8052 |
68052 |
75264 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8053 |
68053 |
75265 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1965 |
|
8054 |
68054 |
75266 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1964 |
|
8055 |
68055 |
75267 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8056 |
68056 |
75268 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8057 |
68057 |
75269 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8058 |
68058 |
75270 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8059 |
68059 |
75271 |
Bagnall |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8060 |
68060 |
71467 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1965 |
|
8061 |
68061 |
71468 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8062 |
68062 |
71468 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1965 |
|
8063 |
68063 |
71469 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8063 |
68063 |
71480 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8064 |
68064 |
71471 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8065 |
68065 |
71473 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8066 |
68066 |
71474 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8067 |
68067 |
71475 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1945 |
1963 |
Sold to NCB |
8068 |
68068 |
71476 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1946 |
1965 |
|
8069 |
68069 |
71477 |
Hudswell Clarke |
1946 |
1962 |
|
8070 |
68070 |
71486 |
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorne |
1945 |
1963 |
Sold for Industrial use |
8071 |
68071 |
71532 |
Barclay |
1945 |
1963 |
|
8072 |
68072 |
71533 |
Barclay |
1945 |
1960 |
|
8073 |
68073 |
71534 |
Barclay |
1945 |
1961 |
|
8074 |
68074 |
71535 |
Barclay |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8075 |
68075 |
(71536) |
Barclay |
1945 |
1962 |
|
8076 |
68076 |
(71462) |
Barclay |
1946 |
1960 |
|
8077 |
68077 |
(71466) |
Barclay |
1946 |
1962 |
Sold to NCB; Preserved on K&WVR |
8078 |
68078 |
(71463) |
Barclay |
1946 |
1963 |
Sold to Derek Crouch Ltd; Preserved |
8079 |
68079 |
(71464) |
Barclay |
1946 |
1966 |
|
8080 |
68080 |
(71465) |
Barclay |
1946 |
1961 |
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[edit] Preservation
Two, BR Nos 68077 and 68078 and have been preserved. In addition a large number of Austerities that were used in industry and have survived to preservation. Several of these have been disguised as BR locomotives. On the Watercress Line, one of them was converted into a Caledonian Railway 812 Class and takes on the role of 'Douglas' in the 'Day Out with Thomas' events. The other one was converted into an LB&SCR E2 Class 0-6-0T in the guise of Thomas the Tank Engine.
[edit] Real J94s
Numbers |
Location |
Condition |
Link to database |
LNER |
BR |
8077 |
68077 |
Spa Valley Railway |
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[1] |
8078 |
68078 |
Kent Locomotives Ltd - Sellinge, Kent |
In active process of restoration |
[2] |
[edit] Fake J94s
Numbers |
Builder |
Works No. |
Date |
LNER |
BR |
|
68005 |
RSH |
7169 |
1945 |
|
68006 |
Hunslet |
3192 |
1944 |
|
68009 |
Hunslet |
3825 |
1954 |
|
68011 |
Hunslet |
3796 |
1953 |
|
68012 |
W.G.Bagnall |
2746 |
1944 |
|
68012 |
Hunslet |
3193/3887 |
1944 |
|
68030 |
Hunslet |
3777 |
1952 |
|
68072 |
Vulcan |
5309 |
1945 |
|
68081 |
Hunslet |
2855 |
1943 |
[edit] References
- Continent, Coalfield and Conservation - The Biographical History of the British Army Austerity 0-6-0 Saddle Tank by A.P.Lambert & J.C.Woods ISBN 0-901096-63-6
- Locomotives Illustrated No.61 - The Hunslet 'Austerity' 0-6-0STs (Introduction by Don Townsley) Ian Allen Ltd, 1988
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