Barry Railway Class J

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.

Barry Railway Class J
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Hudswell Clarke (3) Sharp, Stewart & Co. (8) Build date 1897–1899 Total produced 11
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-2T  • UIC 1B1 n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 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 weight 60 long tons 18 cwt (136,400 lb or 61.9 t) (68.2 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 17+1⁄2 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 15,925 lbf (70.84 kN)
Career Operators Barry Railway → Great Western Railway Withdrawn 1926–1930 Disposition All scrapped

Numbering

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

• 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)
• Chapman, Colin (1998). The Vale of Glamorgan Railway. Usk: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0853615233.
• Davies, F. K.; Firth, J. M.; Lucking, J. H.; Thomas, R. E.; Allcock, N. J.; Sterndale, A. C.; Barrie, D. S. M.; Reed, P. J. T.; Mountford, E. R. (April 1966). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part ten: Absorbed Engines, 1922–1947. RCTS. p. K44. ISBN 0-901115-20-7.
• 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.
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