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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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GER/LNER Hill "J68" Class 0-6-0T
Class Types
| GER Class |
C72 |
| LNER Class |
J68 |
General
| Designer |
Alfred Hill |
| Introduced |
1912 |
| Pre-Grouping Company |
Great Eastern Railway |
| Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Description (1957) |
Class J68, the last class of G.E.R. 0-6-0T's, built 1912-23, with larger tanks (similar to those of class J69) and side-window cabs. One engine was sold to the War Department in 1940, but the remainder are still in service in 1957. |
| Wheel Arrangement |
0-6-0T |
| Number Built as J68 |
30 |
| First in Service |
06/1912 |
| Last in Service |
09/1961 |
| Manufacturers |
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| Orders |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1912 |
| Tractive Effort |
19,091lbs |
| Inside Cylinders |
16.5" x 22" (2 off) |
| Inside Valves |
Slide |
| Inside Motion |
Stephenson |
Wheels
| Drivers |
4' |
| Total Wheelbase |
13' 10" |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
6' 4" + 7' 6" = 13' 10" |
Dimensions
| Length (over buffers) |
27' 8" |
| Weight (in running order) |
42t 9cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
15t 2cwt |
| Water Capacity |
1,200gal |
| Coal Capacity |
2t 10cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
| Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 2" |
| Boiler Barrel Length |
9' 91⁄2" |
| Boiler Pressure |
150lbs |
| Boiler Pitch |
6' 9" |
| Firebox Grate Area |
17.1ft2 |
| Tube Number |
198 |
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