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LNER Class J94
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Hunslet Engine Company· from 1946· class of 75 WD Austerity 0-6-0ST locomotives bought by LNER in 1946
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. J94 68078: Camboxer· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 68068 Rowsley '63 (27169080881): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
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.
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 80 years ago, in 1946.
- 9.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 23 years (1944–1967).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1946
- in service from
- 1944
- retired
- 1967
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 75
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Hunslet Engine Company
- operators
- London and North Eastern Railway, North Eastern Region of British Railways, London Midland Region of British Railways, Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 9.1 m
- nicknames
- Austerity
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q6459273, Wikipedia: LNER Class J94 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.