NER Class E

NER Class E
LNER Class J71
Six-wheel side tank locomotive
No. 8292 at Normanton Locomotive Depot 1947
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerT.W. Worsdell
BuilderNER Darlington Works
Build date1886-1895
Total produced120
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0T
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Wheelbase13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Length28 ft 8+3⁄4 in (8.757 m)
Axle load13.2 long tons (13.4 t)
Loco weight37.6 long tons (38.2 t)
Fuel typecoal
Fuel capacity1.25 long tons (1.27 t)
Water cap.690 imp gal (3,100 L; 830 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area11.3 sq ft (1.05 m2)
Boiler pressure140 psi (0.97 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size
  • 16 in × 22 in (410 mm × 560 mm)
  • last 20 built with 16+3⁄4 in × 22 in (430 mm × 560 mm)
Valve gearStephenson valve gear
Loco brakeSteam
Train brakesSome fitted with vacuum for passenger use
Performance figures
Tractive effort12,130 lbf (54.0 kN)
Career
Operators
Number in class81 (BR)
Withdrawn1933–1961
DispositionAll scrapped

The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class E, classified as Class J71 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), was a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by T.W. Worsdell. They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear and were the basis for the later NER Class E1 (LNER Class J72).

Numbering

LNER numbers for the locomotives were scattered between 27 and 1864.

Eighty-one of them passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 68230-68316 in the range, with gaps.

Liveries

In 1947 8266 received LNER lined green livery for use as a station pilot at York.

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Casserley, H.C.; Johnston, S.W. (1966). Locomotives at the Grouping: London & North-Eastern Railway. Ian Allan. p. 64. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 Adams, Will (2015). Locomotives We Have Lost. Oxford Publishing Co. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978 086093 667 1. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nock, O.S. (1974). Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. Ian Allan. p. 82. ISBN 07110 04935. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Hoole, K. (1977). The East Coast Main Line Since 1925. Ian Allan. p. 69. ISBN 0 7110 0780 2. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Hoole, Ken (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 8. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.

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