NER Class E

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 locomotive 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).

NER Class E
LNER Class J71
No. 8292 at Normanton Locomotive Depot 1947
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerT.W. Worsdell
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 7+1⁄4 in (1.403 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:
 • Firegrate area		11.3 sq ft (1.05 m2)
Boiler pressure140 psi (0.97 MPa)
Cylinderstwo inside
Cylinder size16 in × 22 in (410 mm × 560 mm)
last 20 built with 16+3⁄4 in × 22 in (430 mm × 560 mm)
Loco brakeSteam
Train brakesSome fitted with vacuum for passenger use
Performance figures
Tractive effort12,130 lbf (54.0 kN)
Career
OperatorsNorth Eastern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway, British Railways
Number in class81 (BR)
DispositionAll scrapped

Numbering

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

Accidents and incidents
  • In 1890, locomotive No. 811 was hauling a freight train when it was derailed on the Redheugh Incline, Gateshead, County Durham.[1]

References
  1. Hoole, Ken (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 8. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.
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