0-6-0T Class J83 NBR Profile and Models

0-6-0T Class J83 NBR

68470 at Bathgate Locomotive Depot in September 1962. ©Ben Brooksbank

The NBR D Class (LNER Class J83) was a class of 0-6-0 tank locomotives designed by Matthew Holmes for short distance freight, station pilot, and heavy shunting duties on the North British Railway. They were introduced in 1900 and had inside cylinders and piston valves operated by Stephenson valve gear. Forty of these new Class D engines were delivered in 1900–01, twenty each from Neilson and Company and Sharp, Stewart and Company. The class were highly successful in service, with only three failing to complete one million miles (1,600,000 km) during their lifetime. One locomotive, No. 9830, managed to complete two million miles (3,200,000 km). One locomotive was withdrawn in 1947, a year before nationalisation, but later the class were gradually displaced by diesel shunters during the 1950s, with the last withdrawn in 1962. All members of the class were scrapped, and there is no surviving example in preservation.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Neilson & Co
Sharp, Stewart & Co

Build Dates

1900 to 1901

Total Built

40

Tractive Effort

17,745 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-6-0T

Operated By

North British Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Short distance freight
Station piloting
Heavy shunting

In Service Until

1962

Surviving Examples

0

 

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Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Kenard Models No image available Requires assembly Not set Kenard-J83
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Class J83 0-6-0T brass locomotive kit Unpainted