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LNER Class J39
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1926· class of 289 two-cylinder 0-6-0 locomotives
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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 64747 Woodford Halse MPD '64 (35300240325): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Sheffield Victoria 2061975: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Middlesbrough Locomotive Depot 2073640 67fec7c0: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. 64875 Woodford Halse MPD '63 (47102145834): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Darlington Shed '64749' + '61449' 6307: Industrial Wales· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. J39 in Manchester?: Brian Townsley· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class J39 was a class of medium powered 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work throughout the former LNER system between London and the north of Scotland.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 100 years ago, in 1926.
- 16.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 36 years (1926–1962).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1926–1941
- in service from
- 1926
- retired
- 1962
- status
- retired
- number built
- 289
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company, Darlington Works
- designer
- Nigel Gresley
- operators
- London and North Eastern Railway, Scottish Region of British Railways, North Eastern Region of British Railways, Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 16.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6459270, Wikipedia: LNER Class J39 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.