2-6-0 Class K3 LNER Profile and Models
1387 at York North Locomotive Depot in September 1939. ©Walter Dendy
The Great Northern Railway Class H4 (classified K3 by the LNER) was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work. The type was a more powerful development of the earlier H3 (LNER K2) class and was notable at the time, as the 6-foot-diameter (1.8 m) boilers were the largest fitted to any British locomotive to that date. After formation of the London and North Eastern Railway, the type became known as class K3 and was adopted as an LNER standard design. They got the nickname "Jazzers" after the rhythm of their exhaust beat and the unbalanced gyratory movement. They were excellent mixed-traffic locomotives, although their large size restricted their route availability. In their latter years they were primarily employed on vacuum-fitted freight traffic. All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1959 and 1962. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
Doncaster Works Darlington Works Armstrong Whitworth Robert Stephenson & Co North British Locomotive Co |
Build Date |
1920 to 1937 |
Total Built |
193 |
Tractive Effort |
30,030 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
2-6-0 |
Operated By |
Great Northern Railway London & North Eastern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
In Service Until |
1962 |
Surviving Examples |
0 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Amer Collection | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
GBL10 View |
Class K3 2-6-0 in LNER black - static model - not motorised | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | South Eastern Finecast | Requires assembly | Not set |
F161 View |
LNER BR K3 Class Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
F103 View |
Class K3 2-6-0 loco body & tender kit | Awaiting Categorisation |