LNER Class J38

The London and North Eastern Railway Class J38 was a class of steam locomotive designed for freight transport.  They were designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1926.  A total of 35 were built and they were used in Scotland.  All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 65900-65934.

The J39 was a later development, exchanging the J38's  driving wheels with larger , 289 J39s being built.  Some of the J38s were later rebuilt with J39 boilers.

Dimensions
 BR Power classification, 6F
 Locomotive weight, 
 Tender weight, 
 Boiler pressure, 
 Superheater, Yes
 Cylinders, 
 Driving wheel diameter, 
 Tractive effort, 
 Valve gear, Stephenson 
piston valves

Preservation
All J38s were withdrawn between 1962 and 1967, with the last two in service being No. 65901 and No. 65929, with none surviving into preservation and not falling to the cutter's torch.

Sources

External links 

 The Gresley J38 0-6-0 Locomotives LNER encyclopedia
 Class Details RailUK

Category:0-6-0 locomotives
J38
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1926
Category:Scrapped locomotives
Category:Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Category:Freight locomotives