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Barry Railway Class J

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Barry Railway Class J
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHudswell Clarke (3)
Sharp, Stewart & Co. (8)
Build date1897–1899
Total produced11
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-4-2T
 • UIC1B1 n2t
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 7.5 in (1.715 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Loco weight60 long tons 18 cwt (136,400 lb or 61.9 t)
(68.2 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size17+12 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,925 lbf (70.84 kN)
Career
Operators
Withdrawn1926–1930
DispositionAll scrapped

Barry Railway Class J were 2-4-2T steam locomotives of the Barry Railway in South Wales. They were designed by J. F. Hosgood, built by both Hudswell Clarke and Sharp, Stewart and Company and were introduced in 1897. Their main use was on the Barry to Cardiff suburban service and had a reputation for always being smartly turned out. They were all shedded at Barry. The locomotives passed to the Great Western Railway in 1922. None survived into British Railways ownership and none have been preserved.

Numbering

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Year Quantity Manufacturer Serial numbers Barry numbers GWR numbers Notes
1897 3 Hudswell Clarke 473–475 86–88 1311–1313
1898 3 Sharp, Stewart & Co. 4367–4369 89–91 1314–1316
1899 5 Sharp, Stewart & Co. 4497–4501 94–98 1317–1321

References

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  • Ahrons, E. L. (1953). Locomotives and Train Working in the Latter Part of the Nineteenth Century, Volume 4. W Heffer & Sons Ltd. pp. 110–119.
  • Barrie, D. S. M. (1983). The Barry Railway. Oakwood Press. pp. 200–202. ISBN 0853612366. (reprint with addenda and amendments)
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  • Miller, Brian J. (1984). Rails to Prosperity – The Barry & After 1884–1984. Regional Publications (Bristol) Ltd. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0906570174.
  • Mountford, Eric R. (1987). The Barry Railway – Diagrams and Photographs of Locomotives, Coaches and Wagons. Headington: Oakwood Press. p. 17. ISBN 0853613559.
  • Russell, J. H. (1978). Great Western Absorbed Engines. Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 42–43. ISBN 0902888749.