The LNER 'J' 0-6-0 Locomotives: J50 - J70 and Diesels
Due to the large numbers of different 0-6-0 types, they have been split into four indexes:
0-6-0 Diesel Locomotives
Due to the large numbers of inherited 0-6-0T shunting types, the LNER did not introduce any new 0-6-0T shunters until
the 1940s. As well as the famous J94 'Austerity' tanks, the LNER introduced two types of
diesel 0-6-0 shunters.
The 0-6-0 Tank Locomotive Classes J50 - J71
Though heavily outnumbered by its tender counterpart, the 0-6-0T was a popular type in
Britain, especially for shunting but also for freight work, branch passenger services and even suburban passenger
duties. New construction continued well into British Railways days.
The LNER inherited over 1,000 examples (14% of the total) from all seven constituents – a total exceeded only
by the 0-6-0 tender type. 0-6-0Ts were particularly popular with the
Great Northern Railway (GNR) and the
Great Eastern Railway (GER).
Five of the inherited 0-6-0Ts were crane tanks, and twelve were tram locomotives.
The LNER perpetuated existing designs with 82 new locos before purchasing 75 locos to the War Department design
of 1942. Meanwhile 17 pre-Grouping 0-6-0Ts were acquired post-Grouping, principally the
Midland & Great Northern (M&GN). At
Nationalisation (1948), some 824 0-6-0Ts remained. These comprised 664 pre-Grouping locos, 157 LNER and three
M&GN. British Railway added a further 28 locomotives from 1949,
remarkably adopting a North Eastern Railway (NER) design of 1898.
See the The 0-6-0T Tank Locomotive Classes J71 - J94 index for the remaining
LNER 0-6-0T types.
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