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Name:   Eldarion Class:   LNER J50/2
Number:   30 Classification:   4-F
Railway:   Shire Railway Chassis:   0-6-0T
No.30 - 'Eldarion'
Builder:
Lima
History:
Purchased second-hand 2/12/01. 
Status:
In Service
Model Info.:
'8920'

Built at Doncaster in Oct 1922 as a Great Northern Railway J23 class, numbered '221'. Part of sub-group reclassified as J50 by LNER, then J50/2 in Dec 1939.
Renumbered '3221' in Jan 1926, then '8920' in April 1946, by LNER.
Renumbered '68920' in Feb 1950 by BR.
Withdrawn 20/07/1961. 
Driving Wheel:   4 ft. 8 in. Coal Capacity:   4 tons 16 cwt
Length:   33 ft. 0 in. Water Capacity:   1520 gals.
Weight:   57 tons Boiler Pressure:   175 lb.sq.in.
Purpose:   Shunting & Freight Cylinders:   18 1/2 in. x 26 in.
Designer:   Sir Nigel Gresley Max. Tractive Effort:   23,625 lb.