GER Class R24 LNER Class J67
On a foggy January Saturday, 18 January 1947, Holden J67 0-6-0T No. 8590 of 1899, is struggling across a turntable with a string of dead locomotives (D15 'Claud' 4-4-0 No. 2509, J15 0-6-0 No. 5374 and D16/3 'Super Claud' 4-4-0 No. 2608).
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer James Holden Builder Stratford Works Build date 1890–1901 Total produced 140
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T  • UIC C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 0 in (1.219 m) Wheelbase 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m) Length 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) over buffers Loco weight 40 long tons 0 cwt (89,600 lb or 40.6 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 2 long tons 5 cwt (5,000 lb or 2.3 t) Water cap 1,000 imp gal (4,550 l; 1,200 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 12.4 sq ft (1.15 m2) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa) Heating surface 987.4 sq ft (91.73 m2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 16 1⁄2 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 16,970 lbf (75.49 kN)
Career Operators GER » LNER » BR Class GER: R24 LNER: J67 Power class BR: 2F Axle load class LNER/BR: RA 3 Disposition 51 rebuilt to R24R, remainder withdrawn 1937–1961

The GER Class R24 was a class of 0-6-0 steam tank locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway (GER). They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J67. Some R24s were rebuilt with higher boiler pressure in which form they were similar to the later Class S56. The rebuilt R24s, together with the S56s, were classified J69 by the LNER.

History[edit]

These locomotives were very similar to the Class T18 locomotives, sharing the same dimensions for most major components. They were all built at the GER's Stratford Works between 1890 and 1901.^[1]

Eighty-nine locomotives were rebuilt between 1904 and 1921 with 180-pound-force-per-square-inch (1.24 MPa) boilers and increased water capacity. Most were fitted with air brakes and used in suburban and branch line passenger service alongside the Class S56. The 51 locomotives not rebuilt were used for shunting and working local goods trains.^[3]

The first withdrawal was in 1931 due to accident damage.^[4] Eleven were withdrawn in 1937, and one in 1939. Thirteen class J69 locomotives were lent to the War Department in October 1939,^[5] of which eight had been built as Class R24. They were sold to the War Department in October 1940,^[4] where they were used on the Melbourne and Longmoor Military Railways.^[5] The remaining locomotives were renumbered 8490–8616 in order of construction (with one exception); however gaps were left where the locomotives sold to the War Department would have been. At nationalisation in 1948, they all passed to British Railways, who added 60000 to their number. Post-war withdrawals started in 1953, and by 1962 all had been retired.

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