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H&BR Class G3 LNER Class J75
No. 8365, which ended its career at the Walton-on-the-Hill depot of the Cheshire Lines
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Matthew Stirling Builder Yorkshire Engine Company Kitson & Co. Build date 1901-1908 Total produced 16
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) Length 32 ft 2+1⁄2 in (9.82 m) Loco weight 47.35 long tons (48.11 t) Fuel type coal Fuel capacity 3 long tons (3.0 t) Water cap. 850 imp gal (3,900 L; 1,020 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 16+1⁄4 sq ft (1.51 m2) Boiler pressure As built: 150 psi (1.0 MPa) Rebuilt: 175 psi (1.21 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (460 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson valve gear
Performance figures Tractive effort As built: 19,890 lbf (88.5 kN) Rebuilt: 23,205 lbf (103.22 kN)

The Hull and Barnsley Railway Class G3, classified as Class J75 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives.

History

A total of 16 locomotives were built, six by the Yorkshire Engine Company in 1901-1902 and ten by Kitson & Co. in 1908. The locomotives were built with domeless boilers. Starting in 1922, when the H&BR became part of the North Eastern Railway (NER), 14 of the 16 were rebuilt with domed boilers.

Operation

The first six locomotives initially worked on the Wath and Braithwell branch lines and the second batch of ten were used for shunting at Cudworth and Hull. Following the grouping the LNER reallocated the locomotives to other locations in Eastern England, including Immingham, Boston and Peterbrorough. One locomotive, 2532, was transferred to Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool to work at Huskisson Dock.

Numbering

The locomotives' original numbers were 111–116 for the Yorkshire Engine Company batch and 142–151 for the Kitson batch. Under LNER ownership they were renumbered 2492–2497 and 2523–2532. The last remaining J75 was renumbered again to 8365 in 1946

Withdrawal

The first locomotive was withdrawn in 1937 and all but one of the others followed before 1939. The one locomotive in Liverpool, 8365, survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948 and was withdrawn in 1949. None were preserved.

External links

• The M.Stirling J75 (H&BR Class G3) 0-6-0 Tank Engines LNER Encyclopedia