Knowledge

LNER Class J38

Source 📝

28: 1952: 472:
All J38s were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967, with the last two in service being No. 65901 and No. 65929. These two engines were the last Gresley-designed steam locomotives in service, and all were scrapped.
2028: 1929: 2013: 578: 1989: 119: 2018: 2038: 569: 1924: 2043: 1982: 1275: 964: 1919: 1934: 1975: 1776: 1727: 27: 361: 307: 931: 1583: 1578: 972: 562: 2023: 2033: 1831: 1826: 1811: 801: 796: 791: 982: 977: 459: 253: 2008: 1683: 1518: 1265: 555: 1871: 1771: 1766: 1707: 1702: 1697: 1692: 1388: 1866: 1007: 1747: 1742: 1737: 1717: 1712: 1503: 1493: 1673: 1102: 997: 992: 773: 658: 595: 243: 228: 218: 206: 398:
with larger 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m). Some of the J38s were later rebuilt with J39 boilers.
954: 949: 408: 1240: 1235: 1230: 1220: 1841: 1225: 318: 1951: 547: 1757: 1200: 1195: 1185: 1180: 1150: 1135: 1130: 743: 728: 708: 693: 435: 368: 1658: 1648: 1543: 1538: 1533: 1528: 423: 414: 384: 376: 311: 1478: 538: 447: 273: 1806: 1801: 1796: 1548: 1959: 1861: 1856: 1821: 1816: 1722: 1618: 1608: 1598: 1508: 1498: 1368: 944: 939: 786: 391: 157: 106: 2002: 1851: 1846: 1836: 1732: 1668: 1663: 1653: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1593: 1588: 1569: 1438: 1373: 1343: 1283: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1037: 1027: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 871: 866: 861: 856: 851: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 811: 806: 781: 688: 683: 678: 441: 395: 372: 283: 279: 210: 165: 58: 1468: 1463: 1443: 1428: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1398: 1353: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1288: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1032: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1002: 987: 763: 758: 753: 748: 738: 733: 723: 718: 703: 698: 668: 663: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 623: 618: 608: 603: 394:
was a later development, exchanging the J38's 4 ft 8 in (1.422 m)
1603: 1488: 1483: 1473: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1433: 1423: 1403: 1393: 1383: 1378: 1363: 1358: 1348: 1323: 1318: 1298: 1293: 1260: 1255: 1250: 1245: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1190: 1175: 1170: 1165: 1160: 1155: 1145: 1140: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 713: 673: 628: 613: 429: 420:
Tender weight: 44 long tons 4 cwt (99,000 lb or 44.9 t)
129: 453: 238: 417:
weight: 58 long tons 19 cwt (132,000 lb or 59.9 t)
387:
ownership in 1948 and they were renumbered from 5900–5934 to 65900–65934.
530: 380: 490: 1958:
This article relating to steam locomotives operated in Scotland is a
348: 111: 195: 551: 438:: 20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm) 375:
and introduced in 1926. A total of 35 were built at the LNER's
233:
20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
1963: 32:
A Gresley J38 0-6-0 at the site of Forest Mill station
1880: 1789: 1756: 1682: 1568: 1561: 1517: 1274: 1101: 963: 930: 772: 594: 585: 343: 335: 327: 317: 303: 298: 272: 267: 249: 237: 227: 217: 201: 191: 187:
103.15 long tons (104.81 t; 115.53 short tons)
183: 175: 164: 128: 117: 104: 95: 90: 72: 64: 54: 46: 41: 20: 2029:Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain 179:58.95 long tons (59.90 t; 66.02 short tons) 1983: 563: 516:Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives 367:was a class of steam locomotive designed for 8: 2014:London and North Eastern Railway locomotives 579:London and North Eastern Railway locomotives 444:diameter: 4 ft 8 in (1.422 m) 1990: 1976: 1565: 591: 570: 556: 548: 295: 264: 87: 38: 482: 426:pressure: 180 psi (1,200 kPa) 2019:Railway locomotives introduced in 1926 17: 2039:United Kingdom steam locomotive stubs 7: 1948: 1946: 491:"The Gresley J38 0-6-0 Locomotives" 1920:British Railways steam locomotives 450:: 28,415 lbf (126,400 N) 14: 531:The Gresley J38 0-6-0 Locomotives 1950: 362:London and North Eastern Railway 308:London and North Eastern Railway 26: 379:in 1926 and they were used in 1: 2044:Scotland rail transport stubs 1962:. You can help Knowledge by 1935:Southern Railway locomotives 2060: 1945: 1912: 371:. They were designed by 294: 263: 171:56 in (1.422 m) 86: 37: 25: 1521:(ex Hull & Barnsley) 932:Great North of Scotland 390:The far more numerous 1887:P10 2-8-2T (Nov 1929) 2024:Scrapped locomotives 409:Power classification 2034:Freight locomotives 1896:Q 0-8-0 (June 1930) 268:Performance figures 1905:K 2-6-0 (Aug 1947) 1902:? 4-8-2 (Feb 1946) 1899:? 4-8-4 (Feb 1946) 1890:B 4-6-0 (Nov 1936) 383:. All passed into 2009:0-6-0 locomotives 1971: 1970: 1943: 1942: 1785: 1784: 1557: 1556: 539:Class J38 Details 534:LNER encyclopedia 495:LNER Encyclopedia 369:freight transport 358: 357: 354: 353: 290: 289: 259: 258: 82: 81: 2051: 1992: 1985: 1978: 1954: 1947: 1881:Proposed designs 1566: 592: 572: 565: 558: 549: 519: 518:(1962 ed.). 506: 505: 503: 501: 487: 385:British Railways 377:Darlington Works 312:British Railways 296: 265: 160: 154: 150: 148: 147: 143: 140: 88: 75: 39: 30: 18: 2059: 2058: 2054: 2053: 2052: 2050: 2049: 2048: 1999: 1998: 1997: 1996: 1944: 1939: 1930:LMS locomotives 1925:GWR locomotives 1908: 1876: 1781: 1752: 1678: 1553: 1520: 1513: 1270: 1097: 959: 926: 768: 588:railway designs 587: 581: 576: 527: 522: 514: 510: 509: 499: 497: 489: 488: 484: 479: 470: 448:Tractive effort 404: 310: 274:Tractive effort 202:Boiler pressure 156: 152: 145: 141: 138: 136: 135:4 ft  134: 97: 73: 42:Type and origin 33: 12: 11: 5: 2057: 2055: 2047: 2046: 2041: 2036: 2031: 2026: 2021: 2016: 2011: 2001: 2000: 1995: 1994: 1987: 1980: 1972: 1969: 1968: 1955: 1941: 1940: 1938: 1937: 1932: 1927: 1922: 1917: 1913: 1910: 1909: 1907: 1906: 1903: 1900: 1897: 1894: 1893:? 4-8-2 (1939) 1891: 1888: 1884: 1882: 1878: 1877: 1875: 1874: 1869: 1864: 1859: 1854: 1849: 1844: 1839: 1834: 1829: 1824: 1819: 1814: 1809: 1804: 1799: 1793: 1791: 1787: 1786: 1783: 1782: 1780: 1779: 1774: 1769: 1763: 1761: 1754: 1753: 1751: 1750: 1745: 1740: 1735: 1730: 1725: 1720: 1715: 1710: 1705: 1700: 1695: 1689: 1687: 1680: 1679: 1677: 1676: 1671: 1666: 1661: 1656: 1651: 1646: 1641: 1636: 1631: 1626: 1621: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1581: 1575: 1573: 1563: 1559: 1558: 1555: 1554: 1552: 1551: 1546: 1541: 1536: 1531: 1525: 1523: 1515: 1514: 1512: 1511: 1506: 1501: 1496: 1491: 1486: 1481: 1476: 1471: 1466: 1461: 1456: 1451: 1446: 1441: 1436: 1431: 1426: 1421: 1416: 1411: 1406: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1280: 1278: 1272: 1271: 1269: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1107: 1105: 1099: 1098: 1096: 1095: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 969: 967: 965:Great Northern 961: 960: 958: 957: 952: 947: 942: 936: 934: 928: 927: 925: 924: 919: 914: 909: 904: 899: 894: 889: 884: 879: 874: 869: 864: 859: 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 789: 784: 778: 776: 770: 769: 767: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 600: 598: 589: 583: 582: 577: 575: 574: 567: 560: 552: 546: 545: 536: 526: 525:External links 523: 521: 520: 511: 508: 507: 481: 480: 478: 475: 469: 466: 465: 464: 463: 462: 451: 445: 439: 433: 427: 421: 418: 412: 403: 400: 396:driving wheels 356: 355: 352: 351: 345: 341: 340: 337: 333: 332: 329: 325: 324: 321: 315: 314: 305: 301: 300: 292: 291: 288: 287: 276: 270: 269: 261: 260: 257: 256: 251: 247: 246: 241: 235: 234: 231: 225: 224: 221: 215: 214: 203: 199: 198: 193: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 177: 173: 172: 169: 162: 161: 158:standard gauge 132: 126: 125: 122: 115: 114: 109: 102: 101: 98: 96:Configuration: 93: 92: 91:Specifications 84: 83: 80: 79: 76: 74:Total produced 70: 69: 66: 62: 61: 56: 52: 51: 48: 44: 43: 35: 34: 31: 23: 22: 21:LNER Class J38 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2056: 2045: 2042: 2040: 2037: 2035: 2032: 2030: 2027: 2025: 2022: 2020: 2017: 2015: 2012: 2010: 2007: 2006: 2004: 1993: 1988: 1986: 1981: 1979: 1974: 1973: 1967: 1965: 1961: 1956: 1953: 1949: 1936: 1933: 1931: 1928: 1926: 1923: 1921: 1918: 1915: 1914: 1911: 1904: 1901: 1898: 1895: 1892: 1889: 1886: 1885: 1883: 1879: 1873: 1870: 1868: 1865: 1863: 1860: 1858: 1855: 1853: 1850: 1848: 1845: 1843: 1840: 1838: 1835: 1833: 1830: 1828: 1825: 1823: 1820: 1818: 1815: 1813: 1810: 1808: 1805: 1803: 1800: 1798: 1795: 1794: 1792: 1790:Other designs 1788: 1778: 1775: 1773: 1770: 1768: 1765: 1764: 1762: 1759: 1755: 1749: 1746: 1744: 1741: 1739: 1736: 1734: 1731: 1729: 1726: 1724: 1721: 1719: 1716: 1714: 1711: 1709: 1706: 1704: 1701: 1699: 1696: 1694: 1691: 1690: 1688: 1685: 1681: 1675: 1672: 1670: 1667: 1665: 1662: 1660: 1657: 1655: 1652: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1642: 1640: 1637: 1635: 1632: 1630: 1627: 1625: 1622: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1597: 1595: 1592: 1590: 1587: 1585: 1582: 1580: 1577: 1576: 1574: 1571: 1567: 1564: 1560: 1550: 1547: 1545: 1542: 1540: 1537: 1535: 1532: 1530: 1527: 1526: 1524: 1522: 1519:North Eastern 1516: 1510: 1507: 1505: 1502: 1500: 1497: 1495: 1492: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1472: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1460: 1457: 1455: 1452: 1450: 1447: 1445: 1442: 1440: 1437: 1435: 1432: 1430: 1427: 1425: 1422: 1420: 1417: 1415: 1412: 1410: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1367: 1365: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1352: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1315: 1312: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1281: 1279: 1277: 1276:North Eastern 1273: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1108: 1106: 1104: 1103:North British 1100: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1086: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 970: 968: 966: 962: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 937: 935: 933: 929: 923: 920: 918: 915: 913: 910: 908: 905: 903: 900: 898: 895: 893: 890: 888: 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 833: 830: 828: 825: 823: 820: 818: 815: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 795: 793: 790: 788: 785: 783: 780: 779: 777: 775: 774:Great Eastern 771: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 601: 599: 597: 596:Great Central 593: 590: 584: 580: 573: 568: 566: 561: 559: 554: 553: 550: 544: 540: 537: 535: 532: 529: 528: 524: 517: 513: 512: 496: 492: 486: 483: 476: 474: 467: 461: 460:piston valves 458: 457: 456:: Stephenson 455: 452: 449: 446: 443: 442:Driving wheel 440: 437: 434: 431: 428: 425: 422: 419: 416: 413: 410: 406: 405: 401: 399: 397: 393: 388: 386: 382: 378: 374: 373:Nigel Gresley 370: 366: 363: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 320: 316: 313: 309: 306: 302: 297: 293: 285: 282:(126.40  281: 277: 275: 271: 266: 262: 255: 254:piston valves 252: 248: 245: 242: 240: 236: 232: 230: 229:Cylinder size 226: 222: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 197: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 167: 163: 159: 153:1,435 mm 133: 131: 127: 123: 121: 118: •  116: 113: 110: 108: 105: •  103: 99: 94: 89: 85: 77: 71: 67: 63: 60: 59:Nigel Gresley 57: 53: 49: 45: 40: 36: 29: 24: 19: 16: 1964:expanding it 1957: 1613: 1562:LNER designs 586:Pre-grouping 542: 533: 515: 498:. Retrieved 494: 485: 471: 389: 364: 359: 278:28,415  184:Total weight 15: 1760:(1946–1947) 1686:(1941–1946) 1572:(1923–1941) 430:Superheater 344:Disposition 328:Power class 223:Two, inside 209:(1.24  176:Loco weight 2003:Categories 1758:Peppercorn 468:Withdrawal 454:Valve gear 415:Locomotive 402:Dimensions 250:Valve type 244:Stephenson 239:Valve gear 65:Build date 47:Power type 436:Cylinders 392:J39 class 365:Class J38 339:1962–1967 323:LNER: J38 304:Operators 219:Cylinders 205:180  192:Fuel type 1916:see also 1867:J45/DES1 1684:Thompson 381:Scotland 349:scrapped 149: in 100:​ 55:Designer 1570:Gresley 543:Rail UK 500:10 July 477:Sources 336:Retired 144:⁄ 614:B2/B19 609:B1/B18 424:Boiler 331:BR: 6F 299:Career 166:Driver 1334:D17/2 1329:D17/1 724:L1/L3 432:: Yes 319:Class 130:Gauge 112:0-6-0 107:Whyte 50:Steam 1960:stub 1872:DES2 1708:A2/3 1703:A2/2 1698:A2/1 502:2019 411:: 6F 360:The 347:All 196:Coal 168:dia. 68:1926 1862:Y11 1857:Y10 1822:J94 1817:J64 1807:D54 1802:D53 1797:D52 1674:EM1 1624:J50 1619:J39 1614:J38 1609:D49 1599:B17 1549:Q10 1544:N13 1539:N12 1534:N11 1529:J75 1509:ES1 1504:EF1 1499:EE1 1494:EB1 1454:N10 1439:J77 1434:J73 1429:J72 1424:J71 1419:J27 1414:J26 1409:J25 1404:J24 1399:J21 1364:D23 1359:D22 1354:D21 1349:D20 1344:D19 1339:D18 1314:B16 1309:B15 1304:B14 1299:B13 1266:Y10 1256:N15 1251:N14 1246:J88 1241:J86 1236:J85 1231:J84 1226:J83 1221:J81 1216:J37 1211:J36 1206:J35 1201:J34 1196:J33 1191:J32 1186:J31 1176:D36 1171:D35 1166:D34 1161:D33 1156:D32 1151:D31 1146:D30 1141:D29 1136:D28 1131:D27 1126:D26 1121:D25 1116:C11 1111:C10 1053:J53 1048:J52 1043:J51 1038:J50 988:C12 945:D41 940:D40 902:J70 897:J69 892:J68 887:J67 882:J66 877:J65 872:J20 867:J19 862:J18 857:J17 852:J16 847:J15 842:J14 802:D16 797:D15 792:D14 787:D13 782:B12 719:J63 714:J62 709:J60 704:J11 699:J10 689:D11 684:D10 669:C14 664:C13 541:at 407:BR 280:lbf 211:MPa 207:psi 120:UIC 2005:: 1852:Y3 1847:Y1 1842:O7 1837:O6 1832:M2 1827:L2 1812:H2 1777:K1 1772:A2 1767:A1 1748:Q1 1743:O1 1738:L1 1733:K5 1728:K1 1718:B2 1713:B1 1693:A1 1669:W1 1664:V4 1659:V3 1654:V2 1649:V1 1644:U1 1639:P2 1634:P1 1629:K4 1604:C9 1594:A8 1589:A4 1584:A3 1579:A1 1489:Y8 1484:Y7 1479:X1 1474:T1 1469:Q7 1464:Q6 1459:Q5 1449:N9 1444:N8 1394:H1 1389:G6 1384:G5 1379:F8 1374:E6 1369:E5 1324:C7 1319:C6 1294:A7 1289:A6 1284:A2 1261:Y9 1181:E7 1093:R1 1088:O2 1083:O1 1078:N2 1073:N1 1068:K3 1063:K2 1058:K1 1033:J7 1028:J6 1023:J5 1018:J4 1013:J3 1008:J1 1003:D4 998:D3 993:D2 983:C2 978:C1 973:A1 955:Z5 950:Z4 922:Y6 917:Y5 912:Y4 907:N7 837:G4 832:F7 827:F6 822:F5 817:F4 812:F3 807:E4 764:S1 759:Q4 754:O5 749:O4 744:N6 739:N5 734:N4 729:M1 694:G3 679:D9 674:D7 659:C5 654:C4 649:B9 644:B8 639:B7 634:B6 629:B5 624:B4 619:B3 604:A5 493:. 284:kN 155:) 124:Ch 78:35 1991:e 1984:t 1977:v 1966:. 1723:D 571:e 564:t 557:v 504:. 286:) 213:) 151:( 146:2 142:1 139:+ 137:8

Index


Nigel Gresley
Whyte
0-6-0
UIC
Gauge
standard gauge
Driver
Coal
psi
MPa
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Valve gear
Stephenson
piston valves
Tractive effort
lbf
kN
London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Class
scrapped
London and North Eastern Railway
freight transport
Nigel Gresley
Darlington Works
Scotland
British Railways
J39 class

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.