2-6-0 Class K3 LNER Profile and Models

2-6-0 Class K3 LNER

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 All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1959 and 1962.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

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
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Amer Collection No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set GBL10
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Class K3 2-6-0 in LNER black - static model - not motorised Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) South Eastern Finecast F161 LNER BR K3 Class Kit Requires assembly Not set F161
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LNER BR K3 Class Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits F103 Class K3 2-6-0 loco body & tender kit Requires assembly Not set F103
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Class K3 2-6-0 loco body & tender kit Awaiting Categorisation