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NER Class E

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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:
 • Whyte0-6-0T
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 7+14 in (1.403 m)
Wheelbase13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Length28 ft 8+34 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 size16 in × 22 in (410 mm × 560 mm)
last 20 built with 16+34 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

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

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

Accidents and incidents

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

References

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