LNER Class J64

MSLR 0-6-0T LNER Class J64
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Hudswell Clarke Builder Hudswell Clarke Serial number No.1: 711 No.2: 723 No.3: 867 Build date No.1: November 1904 No.2: March 1905 No.3: April 1909 Total produced 3
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 0-6-0 T Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 3 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.029 m) Length No.1: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) No.2: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m) Axle load No.1: 11.1 long tons (11.3 t) No.2: 12.35 long tons (12.55 t) Loco weight No.1: 29.15 long tons (29.62 t) No.2: 28 long tons (28.45 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity No.1: 1.3 long tons (1.3 t) No.2: 1.15 long tons (1.17 t) Water cap. No.1: 570 imp gal (2,600 L; 680 US gal) No.2: 600 imp gal (2,700 L; 720 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 8.86 square feet (0.823 m2) Boiler pressure 140 psi (0.97 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size No.1: 13+3⁄4 in × 20 in (350 mm × 510 mm) No.2: 13 in × 20 in (330 mm × 510 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort No.1: 11,110 lbf (49.4 kN) No.2: 9,931 lbf (44.18 kN)
Career Class LNER: J64 Retired 1924–1929 Disposition All scrapped

The LNER Class J64 was a class of three 0-6-0 T steam locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway. ^[1]

They were built by Hudswell Clarke for the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway and were acquired by the LNER when it took over the Mid-Suffolk in 1924. Number 3 was withdrawn immediately and never received an LNER number. Nos. 1 and 2 were renumbered as LNER 8316 and 8317 respectively.

Dimensions

The dimensions for Nos. 1 and 2 are shown in the infobox (right). Dimensions for No. 3 are not known but it is believed to have been similar to No. 1, except that the cylinder bore was 14 inches (356 mm).

Withdrawal

Withdrawal dates were:

• No.1 (LNER 8316) January 1928
• No.2 (LNER 8317) December 1929
• No.3 (no LNER number) August 1924

None of the locomotives are preserved.

References

1. "The Mid-Suffolk J64 0-6-0T Locomotives". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia.

• Allen, D. W.; Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Proud, P.; Roundthwaite, T. E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (November 1970). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 8A: Tank Engines - Classes J50 to J70. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. 68–70. ISBN   0-901115-05-3.