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HBR/LNER Stirling "J23" Class 0-6-0


Class Types
HBR Class B
LNER Class J23

General
Designer Matthew Stirling
Introduced 1889
Pre-Grouping Company Hull & Barnsley Railway
Grouping Company London and North Eastern Railway
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-0
Number Built as J23 55
First in Service 03/1889
Last in Service 05/11/1938
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Kitson 36
Vulcan Foundry 4
Yorkshire Engine Company 15
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Kitson  n/a 03/1889 8
Vulcan Foundry  n/a 06/1892 4
Kitson  n/a 08/1892 6
Yorkshire Engine Company  n/a 09/1897 6
Kitson  n/a 10/1898 6
Yorkshire Engine Company  n/a 12/1898 3
Kitson  n/a 03/1900 6
Yorkshire Engine Company  n/a 05/1900 6
Kitson  n/a 02/1908 10
Historical Data The first 27 engines were provided with a 4' 3" boiler. The next 6, produced by Kitson in 1898 had 4' 9" boilers while the remainder were fitted with 5' 0" boilers. All carried domeless saturated 5' 0" diagram 64A boilers by grouping.
A superheated 64B 4' 9" boiler was carried by 20 of the engines, making them a subclass J23/2 while the 64A's became J23/1. Later still a domed version of the 64A, named 64C was fitted to 13 engines and these were classified J23/3.

Illustration
Copyright: John Law
Power
5' 0" saturated domeless boiler 4' 9" superheated boiler 5' 0" saturated domed boiler
Tractive Effort 20,877lbs
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Inside Cylinders 18" x 26" (2 off)
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Inside Valves Slide
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Inside Motion Stephenson
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler

Wheels
5' 0" saturated domeless boiler 4' 9" superheated boiler 5' 0" saturated domed boiler
Drivers 5'
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Locomotive Wheelbase 15' 6"
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Tender Wheelbase 12'
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Total Wheelbase 35' 111⁄2"
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 3" + 8' 3" + (8' 5⅛") + 6' 0" + 6' 0" = 35' 11⅛"
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler

Dimensions
5' 0" saturated domeless boiler 4' 9" superheated boiler 5' 0" saturated domed boiler
Length (over buffers) 48' 81⁄8"
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Weight (in running order) 78t 7cwt
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Weight (loco only) 42t 8cwt
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Adhesive Weight 42t 8cwt
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Maximum Axle Load 14t 19cwt
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Water Capacity 3,000gal
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
Coal Capacity 6t 0cwt
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler

Boiler & Firebox
5' 0" saturated domeless boiler 4' 9" superheated boiler 5' 0" saturated domed boiler
Boiler Diagram 64A 64B 64C
Boiler Pitch 7' 8"
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler
As 5' 0" saturated domeless boiler