0-6-0ST Class J52 LNER Profile and Models
1247 at the National Railway Museum in York in January 2016. ©Alan Wilson
The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class J13, classified J52 by the LNER is a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive intended primarily for shunting. The Class J13 were introduced in 1897 designed by Henry Ivatt based on the earlier domeless GNR Class J14 (LNER Class J53). Eighty-five J13s were built up to 1909. Several J14s were rebuilt as J13s from 1922. Some locomotives were fitted with condensing apparatus for working on the Metropolitan Railway. Condensing apparatus was added to, or removed from, locomotives when they were allocated to, or away from, the London area. The LNER reclassified the J13 as J52. They also introduced two subclasses, J52/1 for the rebuilt engines and J52/2 for the originals. Forty-eight J52/1s and 85 J52/2s passed to British Railways in 1948 and they were numbered 68757–68889. One, 8846 was privately preserved by Captain Bill Smith in 1959 and became the first locomotive to be privately preserved from BR. In 1980 it was donated to the National Railway Museum and made regular visits to other preserved railways and museums on its two Boiler Ticket durations in preservation. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
Doncaster Works Robert Stephenson & Co Sharp, Stewart & Co |
Build Dates |
1897 to 1909 |
Total Built |
85 |
Tractive Effort |
21,735 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
0-6-0ST |
Operated By |
Great Northern Railway London & North Eastern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Shunting |
In Service Until |
1961 |
Surviving Examples |
1 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | BEC White Metal | Requires assembly | Not set |
J52 View |
LNER Class J52 saddle tank loco kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | BEC White Metal | Not set | Not set |
KB008 View |
Class J52 0-6-0 8790 in LNER black - built from BEC kit - non runner | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Rapido Trains UK | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | DCC Ready. 18-pin socket |
958013 View |
Class J52/2 0-6-0ST 1247 in GNR lined green (2023 Museum Condition) - exclusive to Locomotion Models | GNR - Great Northern Railway | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Rapido Trains UK | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | DCC fitted, with sound |
958513 View |
Class J52/2 0-6-0ST 1247 in GNR lined green (2023 Museum Condition) - Digital Sound Fitted - exclusive to Locomotion Models | GNR - Great Northern Railway |