LNER Class J20

This 1920 GER Class D81 design by Hill was re-classified as Class J20 by the LNER. 25 had been built in 3 batches at Stratford works. The 0-6-0 Class 5 freight engines were then rebuilt between 1943 and 1956. All were taken into BR ownership but had been withdrawn by the end of 1962, with none being earmarked for preservation. John Dyer found No. 64691 at Littleport sidings, near March, on 13/6/62. As with Scotland, my trainspotting exploits never took me to East Anglia in the days of steam, so these ex-GE locomotive types were completely outside my experience.