The GER Class D81 was a class of twenty-five 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by A. J. Hill for the Great Eastern Railway. The all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification J20.

Hill's Class D81 (LNER J20) is usually considered the ultimate in traditional Great Eastern Railway (GER) goods engine design. The GER already had forty two ROD 2-8-0 (LNER O4) locomotives on loan from the Government working on the Cambridge line.

Oct 7, 2022 · The GER Class D81 was a class of twenty-five 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by A. J. Hill for the Great Eastern Railway. The all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification J20.

One of his designs utilised the S69/B12 boiler on an 0-6-0 chassis which became class D81 (LNER class J20) and at that time was the most powerful class of locomotives of that wheel arrangement in Britain.

The class became numbers 4675-4699 under the LNER renumbering scheme of 1946, and they were withdrawn from the end of 1959 onwards. Four remained at work in September 1962 when steam power came to end on the GE section.

Jun 19, 2023 · Media in category "GER Class D81 / LNER Class J20" The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. A heavy ex-GER J20 class 0-6-0 at March Shed, 1951 - geograph.org.uk - 4802543.jpg 2,420 × 1,321; 1.27 MB

Mar 24, 2021 · This 1920 GER Class D81 design by Hill was re-classified as Class J20 by the LNER. 25 had been built in 3 batches at Stratford works. The 0-6-0 Class 5 freight engines were then rebuilt between 1943 and 1956.

Die 25 Dampflokomotiven der D81 Class der Great Eastern Railway (GER) wurden 1920 bis 1922 gebaut. Die von A. J. Hill entworfenen Maschinen mit der Achsfolge 0-6-0 bekamen bei der London and North Eeastern Railway später die Bezeichnung LNER J20 Class und bekamen zwischen 1943 und 1956 neue Kessel.

Dec 16, 2024 · The GER Class D81 was a class of twentyfive 060 steam locomotives designed by A. J. Hill for the Great Eastern Railway. The all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification J20.

The GER Class D81 was a class of twenty-five 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by A. J. Hill for the Great Eastern Railway. The all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification J20.