Four locomotives (Nos. 8000-3) were built in 1944 and 1945, and were originally classified as J45. They were then reclassified as DES1 (Diesel Electric Shunting 1) in September 1945. A fifth …

The 0-6-0 wheel arrangement was by far the most numerous used by the LNER. It was used mainly for locomotives intended for freight, branch, and shunting work. If any single type …

The NBR J Class (LNER Classes D29 & D30), commonly known as the Scott class, were a class of 4-4-0 steam tender locomotives designed by William P. Reid for the North British Railway. …

The Great Northern Railway J4 Class was a class of 322 0-6-0 steam locomotives, introduced in 1882 designed by Patrick Stirling for goods traffic. Just over half of these were rebuilt by Nigel …

The Great Northern Railway Class J23 was a class of 0-6-0 T steam locomotive. They had long side tanks that came to the front of the smokebox, which sloped forwards to improve visibility …

Mar 4, 2018 · LNER J45 (LNER Doncaster / English Electric or Brush 350hp Diesel-Electric) All of the "Big 4" railway companies were experimenting with diesel shunters by the late 1930s and …

The LNER 'J' 0-6-0 Locomotives: J21 - J41. Due to the large numbers of different 0-6-0 types, they have been split into four indexes: The 0-6-0 Tender Locomotive Classes J1 - J20, can be …

Dec 24, 2024 · Does anyone know the livery that the 0-6-0 diesel shunters that LNER built would've carried? I'm talking about the J45 class, or DES1 and DES2. I suspect it was black, …

Jan 2, 2021 · Having run my Bachmann Class 08 for a while now I decided to start work on converting it to a more suitable model for my layout, a LNER J45.

Note: The LNER's petrol shunters were initially unclassified. When they were allocated a class number in the 1940s, it was 'Y11' in the steam locomotive class series. Similarly, the diesel …