Barry Railway Class J

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Barry Railway Class J
Sharp Stewart and Co. Ltd, Atlas Works Glasgow (SS) E1110, no. 4368, Barry Docks & Railway 90.jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Hudswell Clarke (3)
Sharp, Stewart & Co. (8)
Build date1897–1899
Total produced11
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 2-4-2 T
   UIC 1B1 n2t
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 7.5 in (1.715 m)
Trailing dia. 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Loco weight60 long tons 18 cwt (136,400 lb or 61.9 t)
(68.2 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 17+12 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 15,925 lbf (70.84 kN)
Career
Operators
Withdrawn1926–1930
DispositionAll scrapped

Barry Railway Class J were 2-4-2 T steam locomotives of the Barry Railway in South Wales. They were designed by J. F. Hosgood, built by both Hudswell Clarke and Sharp, Stewart and Company and were introduced in 1897. Their main use was on the Barry to Cardiff suburban service and had a reputation for always being smartly turned out. They were all shedded at Barry. The locomotives passed to the Great Western Railway in 1922. None survived into British Railways ownership and none have been preserved.

Numbering

YearQuantityManufacturerSerial numbersBarry numbersGWR numbersNotes
18973 Hudswell Clarke 473–47586–881311–1313
18983 Sharp, Stewart & Co. 4367–436989–911314–1316
18995 Sharp, Stewart & Co. 4497–450194–981317–1321

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