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|caption = 65917 at [[Dunfermline]] MPD, summer [[1966]]. |
|caption = 65917 at [[Dunfermline]] MPD, summer [[1966]]. |
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|designer = [[Nigel Gresley]] |
|designer = [[Nigel Gresley]] |
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|builder = |
|builder = |
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|builddate = 1926 |
|builddate = 1926 |
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|totalproduction = |
|totalproduction = 35 |
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|whytetype = |
|whytetype = [[0-6-0]] |
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|uicclass=Ch |
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|gauge = |
|gauge = {{4ft8.5in}} |
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|leadingsize = |
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|driversize = |
|driversize = {{convert|56|in|m|3|abbr=on}} |
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|length = |
|length = |
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|weight = 58 |
|weight = {{convert|58.95|LT|t|1}} |
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|locotenderweight={{convert|103.15|LT|t|1}} |
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|fueltype = |
|fueltype = Coal |
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|fuelcap = |
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|watercap = |
|watercap = |
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|cylindercount = |
|cylindercount = Two, inside |
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|cylindersize = 20 |
|cylindersize = 20×26 in (508×660 mm) |
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|valvegear=Stephenson (piston valves) |
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|firearea = |
|firearea = |
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|boilerpressure = 180 |
|boilerpressure = {{convert|180|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on|lk=on}} |
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|tractiveeffort = |
|tractiveeffort = {{convert|28415|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on|lk=on}} |
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|railroad=[[London and North Eastern Railway]]<br/>[[British Railways]] |
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|railroadclass=LNER: J38<br/>BR: 6F |
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|retiredate=1962–1967 |
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|disposition=All scrapped |
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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.
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)
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.
Sources
Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1962 edition
External links
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