NER Class E

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Class of 0-6-0T locomotives designed by Thomas Worsdell

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NER Class E LNER Class J71
No. 8292 at Normanton Locomotive Depot 1947
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer T.W. Worsdell Build date 1886-1895 Total produced 120
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 7+1⁄4 in (1.403 m) Wheelbase 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) Length 28 ft 8+3⁄4 in (8.757 m) Axle load 13.2 long tons (13.4 t) Loco weight 37.6 long tons (38.2 t) Fuel type coal Fuel capacity 1.25 long tons (1.27 t) Water cap. 690 imp gal (3,100 L; 830 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 11.3 sq ft (1.05 m2) Boiler pressure 140 psi (0.97 MPa) Cylinders two 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) Loco brake Steam Train brakes Some fitted with vacuum for passenger use
Performance figures Tractive effort 12,130 lbf (54.0 kN)
Career Operators North Eastern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway, British Railways Number in class 81 (BR) Disposition All 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 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).

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.

External links

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• The T.W. Worsdell J71 (NER Class E) 0-6-0 Tank Engines LNER Encyclopedia

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