NBR S Class LNER Class J37 |
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J37 No. 64608 at Carlisle (Citadel)1960 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0 |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Driver dia. | 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) |
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| Length | 54 ft 5+1⁄2 in (16.599 m) |
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| Loco weight | 54 long tons 14 cwt (122,500 lb or 55.6 t) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Boiler pressure | 180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa) |
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| Cylinders | Two, inside |
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| Cylinder size | 19.5 in × 26 in (495 mm × 660 mm) |
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| Valve gear | Stephenson |
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| Career |
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| Withdrawn | 1959-1966 |
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| Disposition | All scrapped |
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The NBR S Class (LNER Class J37) was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed by William Paton Reid for freight work on the North British Railway. The engines were initially designated as B class, being a development of the standard B class locomotives designed by Reid some eight years previously, and represented the culmination of a long evolution on the NBR of powerful 0-6-0 freight engines. The new locomotives were introduced in 1914 and had superheaters, inside cylinders and piston valves operated by Stephenson valve gear.