H&BR Class F2

The H&BR Class F2 (LNER Class N12) was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway. It was designed by Matthew Stirling and nine locomotives were built by Kitson & Co. in 1901.

H&BR Class F2 LNER Class N12
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Matthew Stirling Builder Kitson & Co. Build date 1901 Total produced 9
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-2T Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) Loco weight 58 long tons (59 t) Fuel type coal Fuel capacity 3 long tons (3.0 t) Water cap. 1,558 imp gal (7,080 L; 1,871 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 16+1⁄4 sq ft (1.51 m2) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.1 MPa) Cylinders two inside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (460 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 21,216 lbf (94.37 kN)
Career Withdrawn 1936-1938, 1948

Equipment

The locomotives had domeless boilers and rounded cabs and were fitted with vacuum brakes. After the Grouping in 1923, they were rebuilt with a variety of boilers, some domed and some domeless.

Use

They were used for goods trains, banking, assembling mineral trains in colliery sidings and occasionally for passenger work.

Withdrawal

All but one were withdrawn between 1936 and 1938. The survivor passed to British Railways in 1948. It was allocated the BR number 69089, but never carried it, and was scrapped in August 1948. None of the class is preserved.