The LNER Class J64 was a class of three steam locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway. They were built by

Hudswell Clarke Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited was an engineering and locomotive building company in Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. History The company was founded as Hudswell and Clarke in 1860. In 1870 the name was changed to Hud ...

for the

Mid-Suffolk Light Railway The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (MSLR) was a standard gauge railway intended to open up an agricultural area of central Suffolk; it took advantage of the reduced construction cost enabled by the Light Railways Act 1896. It was launched with consi ...

and were acquired by the LNER when it took over the Mid-Suffolk in 1924. Number 3 was withdrawn immediately and never received an LNER number. Nos. 1 and 2 were renumbered as LNER 8316 and 8317 respectively.

Dimensions

The dimensions for Nos. 1 and 2 are shown in the infobox (right). Dimensions for No. 3 are not known but it is believed to have been similar to No. 1, except that the cylinder bore was .

Withdrawal

Withdrawal dates were: * No.1 (LNER 8316) January 1928 * No.2 (LNER 8317) December 1929 * No.3 (no LNER number) August 1924 None of the locomotives are preserved.

References

* 0-6-0T locomotives J64 Railway locomotives introduced in 1904 Scrapped locomotives Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain Hudswell Clarke locomotives {{England-steam-loco-stub