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Gresley J38 & J39 0-6-0 Locomotives

Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:19 pm
by neildimmer
I have added a large collection of photos of Gresley’s J38 0-6-0 Locomotives
The J38 0-6-0 locomotives were the first LNER group standard type, but only one batch of thirty five were built due to the advent of the more versatile J39 0-6-0 modification.
Including this colour photo of
65914 Craigentinny c1959
https://tinyurl.com/drkbhnha
full collection starts here with LNER era
1400 Eastfield shed
https://tinyurl.com/4s8x5822
B.R. era photos start here with
65900 Inverkeithing
https://tinyurl.com/2p89mncd
to
65907 Eastfield shed
https://tinyurl.com/rakwx5hd
to
65916 Glasgow Eastfield shed 19th April 1958
https://tinyurl.com/2p88kk73
to
65934 unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/2nezh25p

Neil
https://tinyurl.com/drkbhnha

Re: Gresley J38 & J39 0-6-0 Locomotives

Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 10:54 am
by neildimmer
I have added a new collection of photos featuring Gresley LNER Class J39 0-6-0 class
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class J39 was a class of medium powered 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work throughout the former LNER system between London and the north of Scotland
The class was introduced by Nigel Gresley in July 1926, based on his previous Class J38 (introduced in January 1926) but with larger driving wheels. The larger wheels enabled them to be used on both passenger and freight trains, although at the expense of a lower tractive effort. As a result they were given the BR power classification 4P/5F, rather than the 6F of the earlier class. A total of 289 examples were built over the next fifteen years, mostly built by the LNER's Darlington Works although 28 were built by Beyer, Peacock and Co. in 1935.
The larger wheels necessitated the provision of low splashers over the front two wheels, which is the main means of differentiating between the two classes. The locomotives were all fitted with superheaters and Ross 'Pop' safety valves
All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 64700-64988. They began to be withdrawn from service in 1959 and all examples had been scrapped by the end of 1962. No. 64747 served out the remainder of its days as a stationary boiler at the Woodford shed until October of 1964.

Including this colour photo of
64813 at Eyemouth station 1956
https://tinyurl.com/34h2x2pj
over 150 new photos start here with
LNER era 1924 numbering start here with
1269
https://tinyurl.com/j9t2m7jt
LNER era 1946 numbering start here with
4700
https://tinyurl.com/59hmmxzb

B.R. era photos start here with
64666
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ntucs
to
64986
https://tinyurl.com/d86z7pz5

Neil
https://tinyurl.com/34h2x2pj

Re: Gresley J38 & J39 0-6-0 Locomotives

Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 6:52 am
by jwealleans
Second one in in the LNER batch is a J20, Neil.

Re: Gresley J38 & J39 0-6-0 Locomotives

Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 10:31 am
by neildimmer
jwealleans wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 6:52 am Second one in in the LNER batch is a J20, Neil.
Ok thanks will move it to correct collection

Neil