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GNR/LNER Stirling "J52" Class 0-6-0ST


Class Types
GNR Class J13
LNER Class J52

General
Designer Patrick Stirling
Introduced 1894
Pre-Grouping Great Northern Railway
Big Four London and North Eastern Railway
Description (1957) Class J52 Stirling and Ivatt 4'8" 0-6-0ST's constructed for the Great Northern. Built between 1892 and 1909 there were originally 137 locomotives in the class. The earlier engines had domeless boilers as first built, some being fitted with condensing apparatus for working through the Metropolitan tunnels. Nos. 68845 and 68816 have been renumbered 1 and 2 in the Departmental stock. Withdrawals have been heavy since 1954.
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Number Built as J52 85
Number Scrapped 136
Number Preserved 1
First in Service 08/1897
Last in Service 03/1961
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Doncaster Works 81
Neilson, Reid & Co. 20
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd 10
Sharp Stewart 25
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Doncaster Works  203 1897 10
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd  n/a 1898 10
Sharp Stewart  n/a 1899 25
Doncaster Works  227 1901 20
Doncaster Works  242 1905 10
Doncaster Works  257 1908 10

Illustration
Copyright: Alan Whitehead c/o 53A Models
Power
J52/1 J52/2
Variant Introduced 1922 1897

Wheels
J52/1 J52/2

Dimensions
J52/1 J52/2

Boiler & Firebox
J52/1 J52/2