0-6-0ST Class J94 Austerity WD/LNER Profile and Models
68030 (originally No. 3777) at Barrow Hill in April 2012. ©Hugh Llewelyn
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The Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST is a class of steam locomotive designed by Hunslet Engine Company for shunting. The class became the standard British shunting locomotive during the Second World War, and production continued until 1964 at various locomotive manufacturers. The class were designed in 1942 by Robert A. Riddles to solve the country's needs for more shunting locomotives. Following World War II, the UK military kept 90 examples for their use, 75 were sold to the LNER (who reclassified them as J94 locomotives) and the rest were sold to other private and industrial railways. Between 1948 and 1964, a total of 77 further Austerity locos were produced for the NCB. 70 examples of the Austerity have made their way into preservation. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
Hunsley Engine Company Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. W.G Bagnall Hudswell Clarke Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Vulcan Foundry |
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Build Date |
1943 to 1964 |
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Total Built |
485 |
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Tractive Effort |
23,870 lbf |
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Wheel Configuration |
0-6-0ST |
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Operated By |
War Department LNER British Railways National Coal Board Longmoor Military Railway Various other private & industrial railways |
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Main Duties |
Shunting |
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In Service Until |
1984 |
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Surviving Examples |
70 |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Longmoor Military Railway
War Department
LNER grey
LNER black
NCB - National Coal Board
BR plain black
BR black with British Railways lettering
BR black with early emblem
BR black with late crest
Unpainted
Awaiting Categorisation
Private Owner
British Army
N Gauge
O Gauge (1:43 Scale)
Freelance
