NER Class E1

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.251 m)
Loco weight	38.6 long tons (39.2 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Wilson Worsdell
Builder	Darlington Works (78); Armstrong Whitworth (25); Doncaster Works (10);
Build date	1898–1951
Total produced	113

NER Class E1
LNER Class J72
NER Class E1 ; LNER Class J72
	69007 at Sunderland South Dock depot
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Wilson Worsdell
Builder	Darlington Works (78); Armstrong Whitworth (25); Doncaster Works (10);
Build date	1898–1951
Total produced	113
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.251 m)
Loco weight	38.6 long tons (39.2 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	16,760 lbf (74.55 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	North Eastern Railway; London and North Eastern Railway; British Railways;
Power class	2F
Axle load class	LNER/BR: Route availability 2
Withdrawn	1958–1964
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The North Eastern Railway Class E1, classified as Class J72 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), is a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by Wilson Worsdell for shunting. They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear.

They were a development of the earlier NER Class E (LNER Class J71) 0-6-0 T designed by T.W. Worsdell who was Wilson Worsdell's brother.

History

Build dates

A total of 113 locomotives were built:

1898–1899, 20 locos built by NER at Darlington Works
1914, 20 locos built by NER at Darlington Works
1920, 10 locos built by NER at Darlington Works
1922, 25 locos built for NER by Armstrong Whitworth & Co
1925, 10 locos built by LNER at Doncaster Works
1949–1951, 28 locos built by British Railways at Darlington Works

This is a rare, possibly unique, example of a locomotive class which was built, completely unchanged, under pre-grouping, post-grouping and British Railways administration.

Joem at York Layerthorpe station in September 1977 wearing North Eastern livery, although it was a BR built J72.

Numbering

69023 in a hybrid apple green scheme in 2014 when running on the Wensleydale Railway

British Railways numbers were:

68670-68754 (pre-nationalisation locos)
69001-69028 (new locos)

Preservation

No. 69023 (Departmental No. 59) was purchased by Mr. R. Ainsworth. It is owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group. It has worked on several preserved railways. [1] In contrast to the normal black paint finish, this loco operates in a hybrid NER/LNER/BR apple green paint scheme. It re-entered service in 2010 and visited many heritage railways. No. 69023 is now based on the Wensleydale Railway but returns to the NELPG's base at Hopetown Carriage Works, Darlington for winter maintenance.

69023 at Barrow Hill Engine Shed, 2012

References

"Joem the little engine with a heart of gold". Heritage Railway magazine. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

External links

The W.Worsdell J72 (NER Class E1) 0-6-0 Tank Engines LNER Encyclopedia
NELPG 50th Anniversary North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group

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[1] "Joem the little engine with a heart of gold". Heritage Railway magazine. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.