LNER Class J94

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) J94 Class is a class of steam locomotive that was formed when 75 former "Austerity" 0-6-0STs were purchased by the LNER in 1946 from the War Department.__TOC__

Overview

The LNER had had trials with no in November 1945 and bought 75 of them in 1946, numbering them 8006-80. All entered British Railways (BR) service in 1948. BR added 60000 to their numbers so they became 68006-80, and classified them 4F.

They were used for shunting in docks, and other similar work where their short wheelbase meant they could negotiate sharp curves. They were used on the Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire, where they displaced the ex-North London Railway Class 75 class 2F 0-6-0Ts.

They were withdrawn between 1960 and 1967. A few were sold into industrial use with the National Coal Board (who had several other Austerities) and others. Many survive in preservation and have earned themselves the nickname of 'buckets'.

References

* "Continent, Coalfield and Conservation - The Biographical History of the British Army Austerity 0-6-0 Saddle Tank" by A.P.Lambert & J.C.Woods ISBN 0-901096-63-6
* "Locomotives Illustrated No.61 - The Hunslet 'Austerity' 0-6-0STs" (Introduction by Don Townsley) Ian Allen Ltd, 1988

External links

* [http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j94.shtml LNER encyclopedia]
* [http://www.railuk.co.uk/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=J94 railuk database]
* http://www.cirsel.freeserve.co.uk/wdindex.htm