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GNR Ivatt 1 Class 0-6-0

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Doncaster Works· from 1908· class of 15 British 0-6-0 locomotives (later LNER class J1)

what is it?

The GNR Ivatt Class 1 0-6-0 (LNER Class J1) was a class of fifteen inside-cylinder 0-6-0s designed for express goods work. They were Henry Ivatt's first original class of 0-6-0. Ivatt had previously designed a modified version of Patrick Stirling's J5 Class of 1873.

who runs it

Great Northern Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Rail Eastern Region of British Railways

base stats

built 15made in total

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 118 years ago, in 1908.
15.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 46 years (1908–1954).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1908
in service from: 1908
retired: 1954
status: retired
number built: 15
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Doncaster Works
designer: Henry A. Ivatt
operators: Great Northern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
length: 15.2 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q110629880, Wikipedia: GNR Ivatt 1 Class 0-6-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.