0-6-0 Class J6 GNR/LNER Profile and Models

The Great Northern Railway 521 Class was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives, introduced in 1911. They were designed by Henry Ivatt for goods traffic. From 1912 to 1922 further examples, slightly modified by Nigel Gresley, were built and designated 536 Class. The most obvious difference was in the front sandboxes. The London and North Eastern Railway classified them both as J6. Initially, there was to be 120 members of this class. However, an order of ten was canceled so that Doncaster Works could build ten of Gresley's N2 Class 0-6-2 Tanks. The class earned the nickname "Knick-Knacks" due to the sound made by the locomotives when steam was shut off. As a result of the 1955 Modernisation Plan, the J6s were withdrawn between 1955 and 1962. The last stand of the class was in the West Riding. None of the class survived into preservation.

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Doncaster Works

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Surviving Examples