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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 |
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Orders |
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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. |
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Power
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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
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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
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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 |
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