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LNER Class J38
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Darlington Works· from 1926· class of 35 two-cylinder 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The London and North Eastern Railway Class J38 was a class of steam locomotive designed for freight transport. They were designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1926. A total of 35 were built at the LNER's Darlington Works in 1926 and they were used in 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.
- Served for 41 years (1926–1967).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1926
- in service from
- 1926
- retired
- 1967
- status
- retired
- number built
- 35
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Darlington Works
- designer
- Nigel Gresley
- operators
- London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q12061345, Wikipedia: LNER Class J38 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.