4-6-2T Class J LBSCR Profile and Models
326 'Bessborough'. Unknown location. 1913. ©Public Domain
The LB&SCR J1 and J2 classes were 4-6-2 steam tank locomotives designed by D. E. Marsh for express passenger services on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. Following the success of his I3 4-4-2 tank locomotive class, Douglas Earle Marsh decided to enlarge the class to create a tank locomotive capable of hauling the heaviest London-Brighton express trains. One was constructed during his tenure and a second after Lawson Billinton took over. They were used on the heaviest trains, together with the H1 and H2 classes until after the formation of Southern Railway in January 1923. The two locomotives spent the early months of the War in store but were later transferred to Tunbridge Wells. They both survived into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948, but in June 1951 they were both replaced by new LMS Fairburn designed 2-6-4T locomotives and were withdrawn and scrapped. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
LSWR Eastleigh Works |
Build Date |
1921 to 1922 |
Total Built |
2 |
Tractive Effort |
20,800 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
4-6-2T |
Operated By |
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Southern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Express Passenger |
In Service Until |
1951 |
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) | Golden Arrow | Requires assembly | Not set |
GA003 View |
LBSCR J Class 4-6-2T resin body kit | Awaiting Categorisation |