Locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway
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The London and North Eastern Railway
(LNER) produced several classes of locomotive, mostly to the designs of Nigel Gresley
, characterised by a three cylinder layout with a parallel boiler and round-topped firebox. It produced the most iconic locomotive of its day, 4468 'Mallard'
, the holder of the world steam locomotive speed record. It also built the world famous 4472 'Flying Scotsman'
. However, its locomotive inheritance was much greater than just the 'A4 Class', it also produced highly successful mixed-traffic and freight designs.
Great Central Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
Robert Sinclair
William Adams
Massey Bromley
Thomas William Worsdell
James Holden
Alfred John Hill
William Pickersgill
Great Northern Railway
Patrick Stirling
Stirling built locomotives with domeless ("straightback") boilers.
Many were rebuilt by Ivatt with larger, domed boilers, and were placed
in a different class as shown in the table.
Henry Ivatt
Nigel Gresley
Hull and Barnsley Railway
The H&BR was taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER) in 1922.
Metropolitan Railway
These three classes were taken into LNER stock on 1 November 1937. The other former Metropolitan locomotives were retained by London Transport
, which had acquired all of them at its formation on 1 July 1933.
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
M&GN locomotives were taken into LNER stock in 1936.
Thomas Wheatley
Dugald Drummond
Matthew Holmes
Walter Chalmers
The NBR's locomotive classification system is not very helpful because the same letter has been applied to several different classes. The North British Railway Study Group has developed its own classification system and a list can be found here http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/typelist1.pdf
Edward Fletcher
Alexander McDonnell
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Thomas William Worsdell
Wilson Worsdell
Vincent Raven
Thompson
BR built 396 locomotives to ex-LNER designs. One of these, the J72 Class was a North Eastern Railway
design dating from 1898.
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
(LNER) produced several classes of locomotive, mostly to the designs of Nigel Gresley
Nigel Gresley
Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway . He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4...
, characterised by a three cylinder layout with a parallel boiler and round-topped firebox. It produced the most iconic locomotive of its day, 4468 'Mallard'
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard
Number 4468 Mallard is a London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built at Doncaster, England in 1938. While in other respects a relatively typical member of its class, it is historically significant for being the holder of the official world speed record for steam...
, the holder of the world steam locomotive speed record. It also built the world famous 4472 'Flying Scotsman'
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman
The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design of H.N. Gresley...
. However, its locomotive inheritance was much greater than just the 'A4 Class', it also produced highly successful mixed-traffic and freight designs.
- For an explanation of the classification and numbering systems used by the LNER and its constituent companies, see: LNER locomotive numbering and classificationLNER locomotive numbering and classificationA number of different numbering and classification schemes were used for the locomotives owned by the London and North Eastern Railway and its constituent companies. This page explains the principal systems that were used...
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Great Central RailwayGreat Central RailwayThe Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...
- GCR Class 1GCR Class 1The Great Central Railway Class 1 - London and North Eastern Railway Class B2, later B19 - was a class of steam locomotives designed by John G. Robinson and introduced to service between December 1912 and 1913....
(LNER Class B2, later B19) 4-6-0 - GCR Class 1A (LNER Class B8) 4-6-0
- GCR Class 1BGCR Class 1BThe GCR Class 1B was a class of 2-6-4T locomotives on the Great Central Railway. They were notable as the first locomotives of the 2-6-4T wheel arrangement to be used by a British standard-gauge railway; there had been two narrow-gauge examples on the Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway since...
(LNER Class L1, later L3) 2-6-4T - GCR Class 2 (LNER Class D7) 4-4-0
- GCR Class 2A (LNER Class D7) 4-4-0
- GCR Class 3 (LNER Class F1) 2-4-2T
- GCR Class 4 (LNER Class Y2) 0-4-0ST
- GCR Class 5GCR Class 5The GCR Class 5 was a class of twelve 0-6-0 steam tank locomotives designed by Harry Pollitt for work in docks operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway later renamed Great Central Railway ....
(LNER Class J62) 0-6-0ST - GCR Class 6AI (LNER Class J8) 0-6-0
- GCR Class 6B (LNER Class D12) 4-4-0
- GCR Class 6C (LNER Class J12) 0-6-0
- GCR Class 6D (LNER Class E2) 2-4-0
- GCR Class 6DB (LNER Class D8) 4-4-0
- GCR Class 8GCR Class 8The Great Central Railway Class 8 - London North Eastern Railway Class B5 - was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives. They were nicknamed "Fish Engines" on delivery, due to their use on the fast fish deliveries from Grimsby to places like London, the duty they were designed for...
(LNER Class B5) 4-6-0 - GCR Class 8A (LNER Class Q4) 0-8-0
- GCR Class 8B (LNER Class C4) 4-4-2
- GCR Class 8C (LNER Class B1, later B18) 4-6-0
- GCR Classes 8D and 8E (LNER Class C5) 4-4-2
- GCR Class 8F (LNER Class B4) 4-6-0
- GCR Class 8G (LNER Class B9) 4-6-0
- GCR Class 8H (LNER Class S1) 0-8-4T
- GCR Class 8KGCR Class 8KThe Great Central Railway Class 8K 2-8-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. Introduced in 1911, and designed by John G. Robinson, 126 were built for the GCR prior to the First World War...
(LNER Class O4) 2-8-0 - GCR Class 8M (LNER Class O5) 2-8-0
- GCR Class 8N (LNER Class B6) 4-6-0
- GCR Class 9 (LNER Class J13) 0-6-0
- GCR Class 9A (LNER Class N4) 0-6-2T
- GCR Classes 9B and 9E (LNER Class J9) 0-6-0
- GCR Class 9C and 9FGCR Class 9FThe Great Central Railway Class 9F was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive built between 1891 and 1901. From 1923 the locomotives were redesignated Class N5.-Design and construction:...
(LNER Class N5) 0-6-2T - GCR Classes 9D, 9H and 9M (LNER Class J10) 0-6-0
- GCR Class 9G (LNER Class F2) 2-4-2T
- GCR Class 9J (LNER Class J11) 0-6-0
- GCR Class 9KGCR Class 9KThe Great Central Railway 9K and 9L classes were two related classes of 4-4-2T Atlantic steam locomotives. They were both intended for suburban passenger services. After the 1923 Grouping, they served the LNER as classes C13 and C14....
(LNER Class C13) 4-4-2T - GCR Class 9L (LNER Class C14) 4-4-2T
- GCR Class 9NGCR Class 9NThe Great Central Railway Class 9N, classified A5 by the LNER, was a class of 4-6-2 tank locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for suburban passenger services. They were fitted with superheaters, piston valves and Stephenson valve gear....
(LNER Class A5) 4-6-2T - GCR Class 9P (LNER Class B3) 4-6-0
- GCR Class 9QGCR Class 9QThe Great Central Railway Class 9Q, classified B7 by the LNER, was a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic locomotives designed by John G. Robinson for fast goods, relief passenger and excursion services...
(LNER Class B7) 4-6-0 - GCR Class 11 (LNER Class D5) 4-4-0
- CGR Class 11A (LNER Class D6) 4-4-0
- GCR Classes 11B, 11C, and 11DGCR Class 11BAlthough overshadowed by the later and more famous steam locomotives that John G. Robinson would go on to design, the Great Central Railway Class 11B 4-4-0 Express Passenger engines were a successful class which totalled 40. Built from 1901–1903, in later rebuilt form as 11D, some 11Bs would last...
(LNER Class D9) 4-4-0 - GCR Class 11EGCR Class 11EThe GCR Class 11E was a type of 4-4-0 steam locomotive used by the Great Central Railway for express passenger services. Ten were built in the railway's own workshops at Gorton, Manchester during 1913; they remained in service until the mid 1950s.-History:...
(LNER Class D10) 4-4-0 - GCR Class 11FGCR Class 11FThe Great Central Railway Class 11F or Improved Director Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed by John G. Robinson for passenger work. The LNER classified them as Class D11 from 1923...
(LNER Class D11) 4-4-0 - GCR Class 12A (LNER Class E3) 2-4-0
- GCR Class 12AT (LNER Class E8) 2-4-0
- GCR Class 13 (LNER Class X4) 4-2-2
- GCR Class 18 (LNER Class J59) 0-6-0ST
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast RailwayLancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast RailwayThe Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway was a British railway company built toward the end of the era of British railway construction. It opened its line from Chesterfield to Lincoln in 1897....
- LD&EC class ALD&EC class AThe LD&EC class A was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway. An initial batch of eight was ordered and built in 1895. An order for 15 more was placed in 1899 but five of these were not delivered because the LD&ECR was unable to pay for them. The...
(LNER Class N6) 0-6-2T - LD&EC class B (LNER Class J60) 0-6-0T
- LD&EC class DLD&EC class DThe LD&EC class D was a class of nine 0-6-4T steam locomotives supplied to the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway in 1904 and 1906 by Kitson & Co. of Leeds...
(LNER Class M1) 0-6-4T - LD&EC 0-4-4T (LNER Class G3) 0-4-4T
Robert SinclairRobert Sinclair (locomotive engineer)Robert Sinclair was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Caledonian Railway from 1847–1856, the Eastern Counties Railway from 1856–1865 and of the Great Eastern Railway from 1862–1866.-External links:*...
1856-66
| Class | No.Built | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1856-9 | 2-2-2 | 6 | ||
| 1858 | Z | 2-4-0 | 6 | |
| 1859-66 | Y | 2-4-0 | 110 | 20 later rebuilt as 4-4-0 |
| 1862 | X | 2-4-0T | 5 | |
| 1862-7 | W | 2-2-2 | 31 | |
| 1864-5 | V | 2-4-2T | 20 |
Samuel Waite Johnson 1866-73
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | 125 | 2-4-0 | 5 | ||
| 1867 | 201 | 0-6-0ST | 2 | ||
| 1867-72 | 1 | 2-4-0 | 40 | ||
| 1867-9 | 417 | 0-6-0 | 60 | ||
| 1868 | 204 | 0-6-0T | 5 | J92 | 3 converted to crane-tanks |
| 1868-9 | 2-4-0 | 3 | |||
| 1870 | 2-2-2 | 2 | |||
| 1871-3 | 477 | 0-6-0 | 50 | ||
| 1871-5 | T7 | 0-4-2T | 15 | ||
| 1872 | 200 | 0-4-0ST | 1 | renumbered as "A" | |
| 1872-3 | 134 | 0-4-4T | 30 |
William AdamsWilliam Adams (locomotive engineer)William Adams was the Locomotive Superintendent of the North London Railway from 1858 to 1873; the Great Eastern Railway from 1873 until 1878 and the London and South Western Railway from then until his retirement in 1895...
1873-8
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 | C8 | 4-4-0 | 2 | ||
| 1874-6 | 209 GER Class 209 The GER Class 209 was a class of 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway. These locomotives were similar to the NBR G Class but had flat-topped, instead of round-topped, tanks... |
0-4-0ST | 4 | Y5 | |
| 1875-8 | 211 | 0-4-4T | 50 | ||
| 1876-7 | 265 | 4-4-0 | 20 | ||
| 1877-8 | K9 | 0-4-2T | 10 | ||
| 1878 | 230 | 0-4-0Tram | 1 | ||
| 1878-9 | 527 GER Class 527 The GER Class 527 was a class of fifteen 2-6-0 steam tender locomotives designed by William Adams for the Great Eastern Railway.- Overview :In order to haul heavier trains and compete for the coal traffic into London, the GER asked William Adams to design a locomotive capable of hauling a train of... |
2-6-0 | 15 |
Massey BromleyMassey BromleyMassey Bromley was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Eastern Railway from 1878-1881.He was killed in the Penistone rail crash of 1884.-External links:* – LNER Encyclopedia* – steamindex.com...
1878-81
| Class | No.Built | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878-82 | E10 | 0-4-4T | 50 | |
| 1879-82 | 245 | 4-2-2 | 20 | |
| 1880 | 140 | 0-4-4T | 10 | 1891-7 converted to 0-4-2T |
| 1881 | M12 | 0-6-0T | 10 | |
| 1882 | 552 | 0-6-0 | 10 | |
| 1882 | U13 | 2-4-0 | 10 | |
| 1882-3 | X13 | 0-4-4T | 10 |
Thomas William WorsdellThomas William WorsdellThomas William Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer. He was born in Liverpool into a Quaker family.-Family:...
1882-5
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882-3 | G14 | 2-4-0 | 20 | ||
| 1883–1913 | Y14 GER Class Y14 The Great Eastern Railway Class Y14 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. The LNER classified them J15.The Class Y14 was designed by T.W. Worsdell for both freight and passenger duties - a veritable 'maid of all work'... |
0-6-0 | 289 | J15 | |
| 1883-97 | G15 GER Class G15 The GER Class G15 was a class of ten 0-4-0T steam tram locomotives designed by Thomas William Worsdell for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping, and received the LNER classification Y6.-Overview:These locomotives has inside cylinders... |
0-4-0Tram | 10 | Y6 | |
| 1884–1909 | M15 | 2-4-2T | 160 | F4 | 30 rebuilt as F5, 2 as F6 |
| 1884-5 | G16 | 4-4-0 | 11 | Compound |
James HoldenJames Holden (engineer)James Holden was an English locomotive engineer.He is remembered mainly for the "Claud Hamilton" 4-4-0, his pioneering work with oil fuel, and his unique "Decapod".- Biography :...
1885-1907
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886–88 | T18 GER Class T18 The GER Class T18 was a class of fifty 0-6-0 tank steam locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J66.-Overview:... |
0-6-0T | 50 | J66 | |
| 1886–97 | T19 GER Class T19 The GER Class T19 was a class of 2-4-0 steam tender locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. Some were later rebuilt with larger boilers while others were rebuilt with both larger boilers and a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement. Unusually, both the 2-4-0 and 4-4-0 rebuilds were... |
2-4-0 | 110 | D13 | 60 rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1905-8 |
| 1887 | 127 | 0-6-0 | 1 | Compound, later rebuilt as N31 | |
| 1888–93 | E22 GER Class E22 The GER Class E22 was a class of twenty 0-6-0 steam tank locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J65.-History:... |
0-6-0T | 20 | J65 | |
| 1888–93 | D27 | 2-2-2 | 21 | ||
| 1890–1901 | R24 GER Class R24 The GER Class R24 was a class of 0-6-0 steam tank locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway . They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J67. Some R24s were rebuilt with higher boiler pressure in which... |
0-6-0T | 140 | J67 | 89 Rebuilt as S56 |
| 1891–1902 | T26 GER Class T26 The GER Class T26 was a class of 2-4-0 steam tender locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. At the 1923 grouping they passed to the London and North Eastern Railway, who classified them E4. Eighteen survived into British Railways ownership in 1948, and the last was... |
2-4-0 | 100 | "Intermediate" | |
| 1893–1902 | C32 | 2-4-2T | 50 | F3 | |
| 1893–97 | N31 GER Class N31 The GER Class N31 was a class of eighty-two 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. Eighteen passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the LNER classification J14.... |
0-6-0 | 81 | J14 | |
| 1897 | 0-6-0ST | 2 | |||
| 1898 | P43 GER Class P43 The GER Class P43 was a class of ten 4-2-2 steam tender locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They were the last 'singles' built for the Great Eastern, and the last in service.-History:... |
4-2-2 | 10 | ||
| 1898–1901 | S44 GER Class S44 The GER Class S44 was a class of forty 0-4-4T steam locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification G4.-History:... |
0-4-4T | 40 | G4 | |
| 1900–11 | G58 GER Class G58 The GER Class G58 was a class of 0-6-0 steam tender locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. The class consisted partly of new locomotives built 1905–1911 and partly of rebuilds of the earlier GER Class F48, originally built 1900–1903... |
0-6-0 | 31 | J17 | |
| 1900–02 | S46 | 4-4-0 | 41 | D14 | "Claud Hamilton" (round-top firebox) |
| 1900–03 | F48 GER Class F48 The GER Class F48 was a class of sixty 0-6-0 steam tender locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway in Great Britain. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and received the LNER classification J16.- History :The F48 class, of which... |
0-6-0 | 59 | J16 | all eventually rebuilt as J17 |
| 1902 | A55 | 0-10-0T | 1 | "Decapod" - Rebuilt as 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906 | |
| 1903 | 0-4-0ST | 2 | |||
| 1903–11 | D56 | 4-4-0 | 70 | D15 | "Claud Hamilton" (Belpaire firebox Belpaire firebox The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives. It was invented by Alfred Belpaire of Belgium. It has a greater surface area at the top of the firebox, improving heat transfer and steam production... ) |
| 1903–21 | C53 GER Class C53 The GER Class C53 was a class of twelve 0-6-0T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping, and received the LNER classification J70.-History:... |
0-6-0Tram | 12 | J70 | |
| 1904 | S56 | 0-6-0T | 20 | J69 | +89 rebuilt from R24 |
Stephen Dewar Holden 1908-1912
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-10 | Y65 | 2-4-2T | 12 | F7 | |
| 1911-2 | G69 | 2-4-2T | 20 | F6 | +2 rebuilds of F4 |
| 1911-20 | S69 GER Class S69 Great Eastern Railway Class S69, also known as 1500 Class, and later classified B12 by the LNER is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed for passenger work. Originally they were designed by S. D. Holden, but were much rebuilt, resulting in several subclasses.Seventy-one S69 locomotives were... |
4-6-0 | 71 | B12 | 10 more built in 1928 |
| 1912 | E72 GER Class E72 The GER Class E72 was a class of ten 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by S. D. Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification J18.-History:... |
0-6-0 | 10 | J18 | all rebuilt as J19 by LNER |
Alfred John HillAlfred John HillAlfred John Hill was Chief Mechanical Engineer at the Stratford Works of the Great Eastern Railway from 1912-1922.His best-known design is probably the GER Class L77 0-6-2 tank locomotive which was perpetuated by Nigel Gresley of the London and North Eastern Railway after the 1923...
1912-1922
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912-4 | C72 GER Class C72 The GER Class C72 was a class of thirty 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by A. J. Hill for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the LNER classification J68.-History:... |
0-6-0T | 20 | J68 | +10 by LNER |
| 1913-20 | B74 GER Class B74 The GER Class B74 was a class of five 0-4-0T steam locomotives designed by Alfred John Hill for the Great Eastern Railway. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the LNER classification Y4.-History:... |
0-4-0T | 5 | Y4 | |
| 1914-21 | L77 GER Class L77 The GER Class L77, LNER Class N7, is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives. They were designed by Alfred John Hill of the Great Eastern Railway and introduced in 1915. The design was perpetuated by Nigel Gresley of the LNER after the 1923 grouping. 134 were built; only one of them is... |
0-6-2T | 12 | N7 | +122 built by LNER |
| 1916-20 | T77 GER Class T77 The GER Class T77 was a class of twenty-five 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by A. J. Hill for the Great Eastern Railway. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification J19.-History:... |
0-6-0 | 25 | J19 | |
| 1920-2 | D81 GER Class D81 The GER Class D81 was a class of twenty-five 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by A. J. Hill for the Great Eastern Railway. The all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification J20.-History:... |
0-6-0 | 25 | J20 | |
| 1922 | H88 | 4-4-0 | 10 | D16 | "Super Claud" Built after grouping |
William Cowan 1857-1883
- GNoSR class B 2-4-0; 9 locomotives built 1860-61, withdrawn 1900-09
- GNoSR class H 4-4-0; 9 locomotives built 1862-65, withdrawn 1905-20
- GNoSR class K (LNER class D47/2) 4-4-0; 6 locomotives built 1866, withdrawn 1921-25
- GNoSR class L (LNER class D47/1) 4-4-0; 6 locomotives built 1876, withdrawn 1924-26
- GNoSR class M (LNER class D45) 4-4-0; 9 locomotives built 1878, withdrawn 1925-32
- GNoSR class C (LNER class D39) 4-4-0; 3 locomotives built 1879, withdrawn 1925-27
James Manson 1883-1890
- GNoSR class D (LNER class J90) 0-6-0T; 6 locomotives built 1884, withdrawn 1932-36
- GNoSR class A (LNER class D44) 4-4-0; 6 locomotives built 1884, withdrawn 1924-32
- GNoSR class E (LNER class J91) 0-6-0T; 3 locomotives built 1885, withdrawn 1931-34
- GNoSR class G (LNER class D48) 4-4-0; 3 locomotives built 1885, withdrawn 1928-34
- GNoSR class N (LNER class D46) 4-4-0; 2 locomotives built 1887, withdrawn 1932-36
- GNoSR class O (LNER class D42) 4-4-0; 9 locomotives built 1888, withdrawn 1935-46
- GNoSR class P (LNER class D43) 4-4-0; 3 locomotives built 1890, withdrawn 1936-38
- GNoSR class Q (LNER class D38) 4-4-0; 3 locomotives built 1890, withdrawn 1931-38
James Johnson 1890-1894
- GNoSR class R (LNER class G10) 0-4-4T; 9 locomotives built 1893, withdrawn 1937-47
- GNoSR class S (LNER class D41) 4-4-0; 6 locomotives built 1893, withdrawn 1946-53
William PickersgillWilliam PickersgillWilliam Pickersgill was born in Nantwich in 1861 and died in Bournemouth on 2 May 1928. He was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Caledonian Railway from 1914 until Grouping in 1923...
1894-1914
- GNoSR class T (LNER class D41) 4-4-0; 26 locomotives built 1895-98, withdrawn 1946-53
- GNoSR class VLNER Class D40The London and North Eastern Railway D40 class is a type of 4-4-0 steam locomotive inherited from the Great North of Scotland Railway . It consisted of GNSR class V and GNSR class F...
(LNER Class D40) 4-4-0; 13 locomotives built 1899-1915, withdrawn 1946-57
Thomas Heywood 1914-1922
- GNoSR class X (LNER class Z4) 0-4-2T; 2 locomotives built 1915, withdrawn 1959-60
- GNoSR class Y (LNER class Z5) 0-4-2T; 2 locomotives built 1915, withdrawn 1956-60
- GNoSR class FLNER Class D40The London and North Eastern Railway D40 class is a type of 4-4-0 steam locomotive inherited from the Great North of Scotland Railway . It consisted of GNSR class V and GNSR class F...
(LNER class D40) 4-4-0; 8 locomotives built 1920-21, withdrawn 1947-58
Great Northern RailwayGreat Northern Railway (Great Britain)The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
Patrick StirlingPatrick StirlingPatrick Stirling was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway.His father Robert Stirling was also an engineer. His brother James Stirling was also a locomotive engineer...
1866-1895
Stirling built locomotives with domeless ("straightback") boilers.Many were rebuilt by Ivatt with larger, domed boilers, and were placed
in a different class as shown in the table.
| Date | Class | No.Built | Class as rebuilt | LNER Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2-2 | 1868-70 | B5 | 12 | B7 | |
| 1870 | B1 | 1 | |||
| 1885 | B2 | 2 | |||
| 1886-94 | B3 | 21 | B4 | ||
| 2-4-0 | 1867-71 | E3 | 22 | E4 | |
| 1874-9 | E2 | 117 | E1 | ||
| 4-2-0 | 1868-76 | F2 | 117 | F3 | |
| 1868-9 | F1 | 4 | |||
| 1882-95 | F2 | 33 | F3 | ||
| 4-2-2 GNR Stirling 4-2-2 The Great Northern Railway No. 1 class Stirling Single is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. Designed by Patrick Stirling, they are characterised by a single pair of large driving wheels which led to the nickname "eight-footer"... |
1870-93 | A2 GNR Stirling 4-2-2 The Great Northern Railway No. 1 class Stirling Single is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. Designed by Patrick Stirling, they are characterised by a single pair of large driving wheels which led to the nickname "eight-footer"... |
47 | A3 | |
| 1894-5 | A1 GNR Stirling 4-2-2 The Great Northern Railway No. 1 class Stirling Single is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. Designed by Patrick Stirling, they are characterised by a single pair of large driving wheels which led to the nickname "eight-footer"... |
5 | A3 | ||
| 0-6-0 | 1867-73 | J7 | 35 | J8 | |
| 1872-4 | J4 | 6 | |||
| 1873-96 | J6 | 195 | J5 | J4 | |
| 1883-8 | J10 | 8 | J9 | J7 | |
| 1896 | J5 | 10 | J4 | J4/J3 | |
| 1896 | J9 | 10 | |||
| 0-6-0ST | 1868-73 | J11 | 7 | J12 | |
| 1869-74 | J19 | 7 | |||
| 1874-92 | J15 | 95 | J16 | J54/J55 | |
| 1875 | J20 | 2 | |||
| 1876-7 | J17 | 10 | J16 | J56 | |
| 1882-92 | J18 | 8 | J57 | ||
| 1892-7 | J14 | 52 | J53 | ||
| 0-4-2WT | 1868-71 | F4 | 13 | F6 | |
| 0-4-4T | 1872-81 | G2 | 46 | ||
| 1881-5 | G3 | 16 | G4 | G2 | |
| 1889-95 | G1 | 29 | G1 |
Henry IvattHenry IvattHenry Alfred Ivatt was the Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Northern Railway from 1896 to 1911.- Biography :...
1895-1911
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-9 | D2 | 4-4-0 | 51 | D4 | all rebuilt with larger boilers as D3 1912-28 |
| 1897 | E1 | 2-4-0 | 10 | E1 | |
| 1897–1901 | J5 | 0-6-0 | 133 | J4 | 5'2" wheels |
| 1897–1909 | J13 GNR Class J13 The Great Northern Railway Class J13, classified J52 by the LNER is a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive intended primarily for shunting.... |
0-6-0ST | 85 | J52 | |
| 1898 | A4 | 4-2-2 | 1 | No.266 | |
| 1898–1903 | C1 | 4-4-2 | 22 | C2 | Small Boiler "Klondykes", some variations |
| 1898–1907 | C2 GNR Class C2 The Great Northern Railway Small Boiler Class C1 is a class of steam locomotive, the first 4-4-2 or Atlantic type in Great Britain. They were designed by Henry Ivatt in 1897... |
4-4-2T | 60 | C12 | |
| 1898–1909 | D1 | 4-4-0 | 70 | D2 | |
| 1899–1900 | H1 | 2-6-0 | 20 | Made by Baldwin Locomotive Works Baldwin Locomotive Works The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally, and later in nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Although the company was very successful as a producer of steam locomotives, its transition to the production of... |
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| 1900-1 | A5 | 4-2-2 | 11 | ||
| 1901-9 | K1 | 0-8-0 | 55 | Q1/Q2 | Q2 were rebuilds with piston valves. |
| 1902-10 | C1 | 4-4-2 | 93 | C1 | Large Boiler - Several experimental variations |
| 1903-6 | L1 GNR Class L1 The Great Northern Railway Class L1 was a 0-8-2T side tank steam locomotive designed by Henry Ivatt. It was originally designed for suburban passenger traffic on the Metropolitan City Lines.... |
0-8-2T | 41 | R1 | |
| 1905 | C1 | 4-4-2 | 1 | C1 | No.1300. 4-Cylinder Compound, made by Vulcan Foundry Vulcan Foundry Vulcan Foundry was a British locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire .-History:It was originally opened in 1832 as Charles Tayleur and Company to produce girders for bridges, switches and crossings, and other ironwork following the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway... |
| 1907-12 | N1 | 0-6-2T | 56 | N1 | |
| 1908 | J21 | 0-6-0 | 15 | J1 | 5'8" wheels |
| 1909-10 | J22 | 0-6-0 | 20 | J5 | 5'2" wheels |
| 1911 | D1 | 4-4-0 | 15 | D1 | Superheated |
| 1912 | J21 | 0-6-0 | 10 | J2 | 5'8" wheels - Superheated |
Nigel GresleyNigel GresleySir Herbert Nigel Gresley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway . He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4...
1911-1923
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911-21 | J22 | 0-6-0T | 110 | J6 | 5'2" wheels - Superheated |
| 1912-13 | H2 | 2-6-0 | 10 | K1 | All rebuilt as K2 |
| 1912-21 | J4 | 0-6-0 | 71 | J3 | All rebuilds of J5, 82 more rebuilt by LNER |
| 1912-23 | D3 | 4-4-0 | 46 | D3 | All rebuilds of D2, remaining 5 rebuilt by LNER |
| 1913-19 | O1 GNR Class O1 The Great Northern Railway Class O1 was a class of two-cylinder 2-8-0 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for heavy freight work and built by the GNR between 1913 and 1919.-History:... |
2-8-0 | 20 | O1 | |
| 1913-19 | J23 | 0-6-0T | 30 | J51 | All rebuilt by LNER to J50 |
| 1913-21 | H3 GNR Class H3 The Great Northern Railway Class H4 was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work.The type was a more powerful development of the earlier H3 class and was notable at the time, as the boilers were the largest fitted to any British locomotive to that date... |
2-6-0 | 65 | K2 | + 10 rebuilds from K1 |
| 1914 | K2 | 0-8-0 | 1 | Q3 | Rebuild of K1 with same boiler as H3 |
| 1918 | O2 GNR Class O2 The Great Northern Railway Class O2 was a class of three-cylinder 2-8-0 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for freight work and built by the GNR from 1921. Further examples were built by the London and North Eastern Railway from 1924.... |
2-8-0 | 1 | O2 | 3-cylinder, 1st use of conjugated valve-gear |
| 1920-5 | H4 | 2-6-0 | 10 | K3 | Another 183 built by LNER |
| 1921 | O2 GNR Class O2 The Great Northern Railway Class O2 was a class of three-cylinder 2-8-0 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for freight work and built by the GNR from 1921. Further examples were built by the London and North Eastern Railway from 1924.... |
2-8-0 | 10 | O2 | 3-cylinder. Another 56 built by LNER |
| 1920-1 | N2 GNR Class N2 The Great Northern Railway Class N2 is an 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1920. Further batches were built by the London and North Eastern Railway from 1925... |
0-6-2T | 60 | N2 | Another 47 built by LNER |
| 1922 | J23 | 0-6-0T | 10 | J50 | Another 62 built by LNER + 30 rebuilds from J51 |
| 1922 | A1 LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 The London and North Eastern Railway LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3 locomotives represented two distinct stages in the history of the British 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley... |
4-6-2 | 2 | A1 | 3 Cylinder. Another 50 built by LNER, including Flying Scotsman LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive No. 4472 Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design of H.N. Gresley... |
Hull and Barnsley RailwayHull and Barnsley RailwayThe Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway in 1905...
The H&BR was taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER) in 1922.
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | B | 0-6-0 | 20 | |
| 1884 | A | 0-6-0T | 12 | |
| 1885 | C | 2-4-0 | 10 | |
| 1886-9 | K | 0-4-0T | 6 | |
| 1889–1908 | B | 0-6-0 | 55 | J23 |
| 1892 | G2 | 0-6-0T | 3 | J80 |
| 1900 | F3 H&BR Class F3 The H&BR Class F3 was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway.Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 52http://www.lner.info/locos/N/n13.shtml They were designed by Matthew Stirling to work goods trains to and from the King George... |
0-6-2T | 5 | N11 |
| 1901 | F2 H&BR Class F2 The H&BR Class F2 was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway.... |
0-6-2T | 9 | N12 |
| 1901-8 | G3 H&BR Class G3 The H&BR Class G3 was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway. They were withdrawn between 1937 and 1949... |
0-6-0T | 16 | J75 |
| 1907 | A H&BR Class A The H&BR Class A was an 0-8-0 heavy freight engine designed by Matthew Stirling and built by the Yorkshire Engine Company of Sheffield. They were the largest of the engines on the Hull and Barnsley Railway. The Class A was developed to deal with the steeply graded eastern section of the H&BR... |
0-8-0 | 15 | Q10 |
| 1910 | J | 4-4-0 | 5 | D24 |
| 1911-2 | L1 | 0-6-0 | 10 | J28 |
| 1914 | L | 0-6-0 | 5 | J28 |
| 1915 | LS | 0-6-0 | 5 | J28 |
| 1913-4 | F1 H&BR Class F1 The H&BR Class F1 was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway. The locomotives were part of a batch built by Kitson & Co. for the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway , but the order was cancelled because the LD&ECR was unable to pay for them.... |
0-6-2T | 10 | N13 |
Metropolitan RailwayMetropolitan railwayMetropolitan Railway can refer to:* Metropolitan line, part of the London Underground* Metropolitan Railway, the first underground railway to be built in London...
These three classes were taken into LNER stock on 1 November 1937. The other former Metropolitan locomotives were retained by London TransportLondon Passenger Transport Board
The London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for public transport in London, UK, and its environs from 1933 to 1948...
, which had acquired all of them at its formation on 1 July 1933.
- Metropolitan Railway G ClassMetropolitan Railway G ClassThe Metropolitan Railway G class consisted of four 0-6-4T steam locomotives, numbered 94 to 97. They were built by Yorkshire Engine Company in 1915....
(LNER Class M2) 0-6-4T - Metropolitan Railway H ClassMetropolitan Railway H ClassThe Metropolitan Railway H class consisted of eight 4-4-4T steam locomotives, numbered 103 to 110. They were built by Kerr, Stuart & Co of Stoke on Trent in 1920 at a cost of £11,575 each....
(LNER Class H2) 4-4-4T - Metropolitan Railway K ClassMetropolitan Railway K ClassThe Metropolitan Railway K class consisted of six 2-6-4T steam locomotives, numbered 111 to 116. They were built by Armstrong Whitworth in 1925 using parts manufactured at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to the design of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway N Class 2-6-0 locomotives...
(LNER Class L2) 2-6-4T
Midland and Great Northern Joint RailwayMidland and Great Northern Joint RailwayThe Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, was a joint railway owned by the Midland Railway and the Great Northern Railway in eastern England, affectionately known as the 'Muddle and Get Nowhere' to generations of passengers, enthusiasts, and other users.The main line ran from Peterborough to...
M&GN locomotives were taken into LNER stock in 1936.- M&GN Class A (LNER Class C17) 4-4-2T
- M&GN Class CM&GN Class CThe M&GN Class C was a class of 4-4-0 steam tender locomotives of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.-History:The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway was formed in 1893...
(LNER Class D52/D53/D54, based on firebox variations) 4-4-0
Thomas WheatleyThomas Wheatley (locomotive engineer)Thomas Wheatley was born in Micklefield, Leeds in 1821. He became an apprentice with the Leeds and Selby Railway and later worked for the Midland Railway and the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. Subsequently, he was Locomotive Superintendent for the Southern Division of the London...
1867-74
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | 0-4-0 | 2 | |||
| 1867-74 | E | 0-6-0 | 38 | J84 | 20 rebuilt as saddle-tanks |
| 1867-8 | 0-4-0 | 2 | Y10 | ||
| 1867-9 | 0-6-0 | 26 | |||
| 1868-9 | 0-6-0 | 8 | Rebuilds of earlier locos | ||
| 1869 | 0-6-0 | 1 | Rebuild of earlier loco | ||
| 1869 | 2-4-0 | 2 | |||
| 1869-75 | E | 0-6-0 | 62 | J31 | |
| 1870-3 | E | 0-6-0ST | 10 | J85 | |
| 1870-3 | E | 0-6-0ST | 17 | J86 | |
| 1871 | 4-4-0 | 2 | |||
| 1872 | 0-4-0ST | 2 | |||
| 1873 | 4-4-0 | 4 | |||
| 1873 | P | 2-4-0 | 8 | E7 | |
| 1873 | 2-4-0 | 2 | |||
| 1874 | 0-6-0ST | 6 |
Dugald DrummondDugald DrummondDugald Drummond was a Scottish steam locomotive engineer. He had a career with the North British Railway, LB&SCR, Caledonian Railway and London and South Western Railway...
1874-82
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875-8 | R | 0-6-0T | 25 | J82 | |
| 1876 | 2-2-2 | 2 | |||
| 1876-7 | C | 0-6-0 | 32 | J32 | |
| 1877 | P | 0-4-2T | 6 | G8 | All rebuilt as 0-4-4T in 1881 |
| 1877-9 | M | 4-4-0 | 12 | D27/D28 | |
| 1879 | P | 4-4-0T | 3 | D50 | |
| 1879-83 | D | 0-6-0 | 101 | J34 | |
| 1880-4 | R | 4-4-0T | 30 | D51 |
Matthew HolmesMatthew HolmesMatthew Holmes was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the North British Railway from 1882 to 1903..-Locomotives:Locomotives designed by M. Holmes include:* NBR Class C, later LNER Class J36, 0-6-0...
1882-1903
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882-9 | G | 0-4-0ST | 38 | Y9 | |
| 1883-7 | D | 0-6-0 | 36 | J33 | |
| 1884 | 0-4-0ST | 1 | |||
| 1884 | M NBR Class M 4-4-0 The NBR Class M was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive of the North British Railway. The class was rebuilt during the tenures of William P. Reid and Walter Chalmers from three earlier classes, the "574", "633", and "729" which had been designed by Matthew Holmes.The locomotives passed to the London... |
4-4-0 | 6 | D31 | |
| 1886-7 | N | 4-4-0 | 12 | D25 | |
| 1886-8 | P | 0-4-4T | 12 | G7 | |
| 1888–1900 | C | 0-6-0 | 168 | J36 | |
| 1890-5 | M | 4-4-0 | 24 | D31 | |
| 1894-6 | N | 4-4-0 | 24 | D35 | One rebuilt in 1919, became D36 |
| 1898-9 | M | 4-4-0 | 18 | D31 | |
| 1900-1 | D | 0-6-0T | 40 | J83 | |
| 1903 | K | 4-4-0 | 12 | D26 |
William Paton Reid 1903-19
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905-19 | F | 0-6-0T | 35 | J88 | |
| 1906-11 | I | 4-4-2 | 20 | C10 | Later rebuilt with superheaters to become C11 |
| 1906-13 | B | 0-6-0 | 76 | J35 | |
| 1906-7 | K | 4-4-0 | 12 | D32 | |
| 1909 | M | 0-4-4T | 12 | G9 | |
| 1909-10 | K | 4-4-0 | 12 | D33 | |
| 1909-11 | J | 4-4-0 | 16 | D29 | |
| 1909-20 | A | 0-6-2T | 6 | N14 | +30 built by LNER |
| 1910-24 | A | 0-6-2T | 69 | N15 | |
| 1911-13 | M | 4-4-2T | 30 | C15 | |
| 1912-20 | J | 4-4-0 | 27 | D30 | |
| 1913-20 | K | 4-4-0 | 32 | D34 | |
| 1914-21 | B | 0-6-0 | 104 | J37 | |
| 1915-21 | L | 4-4-2T | 21 | C16 |
Walter ChalmersWalter ChalmersWalter Chalmers followed his father into the North British Railway, starting as an apprentice at Cowlairs railway works. In 1904 he became Chief Draughtsman and, from 1920–1922, he was Chief Mechanical Engineer.-Locomotives:...
1919-22
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | H | 4-4-2 | 2 | C11 | Superheated - also 20 rebuilds from C10 |
The NBR's locomotive classification system is not very helpful because the same letter has been applied to several different classes. The North British Railway Study Group has developed its own classification system and a list can be found here http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/typelist1.pdf
Edward FletcherEdward Fletcher (engineer)Edward Fletcher was a British engineer, and locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway . He was born in Northumberland.-Career:...
(1854-1883)
- NER Bogie Tank PassengerNER Bogie Tank PassengerThe North Eastern Railway Bogie Tank Passenger locomotives were designed by Edward Fletcher in 1873. The locomotives were for hauling passenger services on branch lines. They had an 0-4-4 wheel layout and were later designated as G6. A total of 124 G6s were built.With the introduction of the NER...
(BTP) (LNER Class G6) 0-4-4T - NER 66 ClassNER 66 AeroliteNorth Eastern Railway No. 66 Aerolite is a preserved British steam locomotive. It was classified X1 by the LNER.Aerolite was built in 1869 as a replacement for an engine of the same name built by Kitson's for the Great Exhibition in 1851 and which was destroyed in a collision in 1868...
(LNER Class X1) 2-2-4T - NER 190 Class (LNER Class X3) 2-2-4T
- NER 290 ClassNER 290 ClassThe NER Class 290 was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway , rebuilt from an earlier class of 0-4-4T-History:...
(LNER Class J77) 0-6-0T - NER 398 Class 0-6-0
- NER 901 ClassNER 901 ClassThe NER 901 Class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway. Between 1872-1882 55 of the class were built for the NER....
2-4-0 - NER Bogie Tank PassengerNER Bogie Tank PassengerThe North Eastern Railway Bogie Tank Passenger locomotives were designed by Edward Fletcher in 1873. The locomotives were for hauling passenger services on branch lines. They had an 0-4-4 wheel layout and were later designated as G6. A total of 124 G6s were built.With the introduction of the NER...
No. 957 (LNER Class X2) 2-2-4T - NER 1001 ClassNER 1001 ClassThe North Eastern Railway 1001 Class was a class of "long-boiler" 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed in Britain.-Technical data:A NER 1001 class locomotive weighed about 35 tons, with a wheelbase of and diameter driven wheels. Its diameter boiler produced over 7 tons of tractive effort at 140...
0-6-0
Alexander McDonnellAlexander McDonnell (engineer)Alexander McDonnell was an Irish locomotive engineer and civil engineer. He was born in Dublin on 18 December 1829 and died in Holyhead on 14 December 1904. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated with an Honours degree in Mathematics...
(1883-1884)
- NER 38 ClassNER 38 ClassThe NER 38 Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by Alexander McDonnell for the North Eastern Railway. Twenty-eight were built in 1884–5, and remained in service until 1915–23.-History:...
4-4-0 - NER 59 Class (LNER Class J22) 0-6-0
Locomotive Committee (1884-1885)
Between A. McDonnell and T. W. Worsdell there was an interval during which the office was covered by a Locomotive Committee . The Locomotive Committee was chaired by Henry TennantHenry Tennant
Henry Tennant was a British railway administrator. He served as General Manager of the North Eastern Railway from 1870 to 1891. He was chairman of the Central London Railway from 1895 to 1898 and a director of the company after that....
.
- NER 8 Class (LNER Class J74) 0-6-0T
- NER 1463 ClassNER 1463 ClassThe NER 1463 Class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway. The class was designed in 1884 by a locomotive committee, chaired by Henry Tennant, and built in 1885....
(LNER Class E5) 2-4-0
Thomas William WorsdellThomas William WorsdellThomas William Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer. He was born in Liverpool into a Quaker family.-Family:...
(1885-1890)
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886-92 | A | 2-4-2T | 60 | F8 | |
| 1886-8 | B1 | 0-6-2T | 11 | N8 | |
| 1886-92 | C NER Class C These engines were designed to fill in the need for goods engines on the North Eastern Railway, and were built from 1886-1894. However, issues with reliability and fuel consumption led to all 171 being rebuilt to the simpler Class C1 class.... |
0-6-0 | 171 | J21 | compound, rebuilt simple 1901-11 |
| 1886-95 | C1 NER Class C1 The North Eastern Railway Class C1, classified J21 by the London and North Eastern Railway, is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. They were designed by T.W... |
0-6-0 | 30 | J21 | |
| 1886-8 | D | 2-4-0 | 2 | D22 | compound, rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1896, became class F |
| 1886-95 | E NER Class E The North Eastern Railway Class E, classified as Class J71 by the London and North Eastern Railway , was a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotive designed by T.W. Worsdell... |
0-6-0T | 120 | J71 | |
| 1887-91 | F | 4-4-0 | 25 | D22 | compound, rebuilt simple 1895-1905 |
| 1887 | F1 | 4-4-0 | 10 | D22 | |
| 1887-8 | G1 | 2-4-0 | 20 | D23 | rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1900-4, became class G |
| 1888-90 | B | 0-6-2T | 51 | N8 | compound, rebuilt simple 1904-11 |
| 1888-97 | H NER Class H The North Eastern Railway Class H, classified as Class Y7 by the London and North Eastern Railway is a class of 0-4-0T steam locomotives designed for shunting.-Description:... |
0-4-0T | 19 | Y7 | |
| 1888 | H1 | 0-6-0T | 2 | J78 | Crane tanks |
| 1888-90 | I | 4-2-2 | 10 | compound, rebuilt simple 1900-2, withdrawn 1920-2 | |
| 1889-90 | J | 4-2-2 | 10 | compound, rebuilt simple 18942, withdrawn 1920-2 | |
| 1890 | K NER Class K The North Eastern Railway Class K classified as Class Y8 by the London and North Eastern Railway is a class of 0-4-0T steam locomotives designed for shunting. It was designed by Thomas W. Worsdell and five of these tiny engines were built in 1890... |
0-4-0T | 5 | Y8 |
Wilson WorsdellWilson WorsdellWilson Worsdell was a British locomotive engineer who was locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway from 1890 to 1910. He was the younger brother of T.W. Worsdell.-Family:...
(1890-1910)
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-2 | L NER Class L The NER Class L was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. They were a specialised design, intended for use on the Redheugh and Quayside banks on either side of the River Tyne... |
0-6-0T | 10 | J73 | |
| 1891-3 | 964A | 0-6-0T | 15 | replacement of 964 class | |
| 1892-3 | M1 NER Class M1 The North Eastern Railway Class M1 is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive, designed by Wilson Worsdell. 20 initial engines were built, then 30 further units were built, designated Class Q .-Classification:... |
4-4-0 | 20 | D17/1 | |
| 1898 | M/3CC NER Class 3CC The NER Class 3CC was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed by Wilson Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway and built in 1893. Only one was built and it was a compound expansion version of the simple expansion NER Class M1... |
4-4-0 | 1 | D19 | 3-cylinder compound rebuild of M1, prototype of the Smith compounding system Walter Mackersie Smith Walter Mackersie Smith was a Scottish engineer who made an important contribution to the development of the compound steam locomotive. His middle name has sometimes been mis-spelt Mackenzie . He was born at Ferry-Port on Craig, Fife.... |
| 1893 | N | 0-6-2T | 20 | N9 | |
| 1894–1901 | O NER Class O The NER Class O was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway,Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 44http://www.lner.info/locos/G/g5.shtml designed by the company's Chief Engineer, Wilson Worsdell. They all survived into British Railways... |
0-4-4T | 110 | G5 | |
| 1894-8 | P NER Class P The NER Class P was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. They were designed by Wilson Worsdell for mineral traffic.-Modifications:... |
0-6-0 | 70 | J24 | |
| 1896 | Q1 | 4-4-0 | 2 | D18 | |
| 1896-7 | Q | 4-4-0 | 30 | D17/2 | |
| 1897–1907 | H2 | 0-6-0T | 3 | J79 | |
| 1898–1902 | P1 NER Class P1 The NER Class P1 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway.Class P1 was a development of Class P, having a boiler four inches longer, and a firebox six inches longer; to accommodate these, the wheelbase was increased by nine inches. The cylinder stroke was also increased... |
0-6-0 | 120 | J25 | |
| 1898-9 | E1 NER Class E1 The North Eastern Railway Class E1, classified as Class J72 by the London and North Eastern Railway is a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by Wilson Worsdell for shunting. They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear.... |
0-6-0T | 20 | J72 | |
| 1899-07 | R NER Class R The NER Class R was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive, designed by Wilson Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. In 1936, some were rebuilt with long-travel piston valves and classified D20/2... |
4-4-0 | 60 | D20 | |
| 1899–1909 | S NER Class S The North Eastern Railway Class S were a 4-6-0 type of steam locomotive designed for express passenger workings. The first example was built in 1899. They were very similar to the NER Class S1, except for the smaller wheels of the Class S. They were designed to reduce double heading on the East... |
4-6-0 | 40 | B13 | |
| 1900-1 | S1 | 4-6-0 | 5 | B14 | |
| 1901-4 | T NER Class T The NER Class T was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, pp 24-25 .-Sub-classes:... |
0-8-0 | 50 | Q5 | |
| 1902-3 | U | 0-6-2T | 20 | N10 | |
| 1903-4 | V | 4-4-2 | 10 | C6 | |
| 1904-5 | P2 NER Class P2 The NER Class P2 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. All 50 locomotives survived into British Railways ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers were 65730-65779. None survive into preservation.... |
0-6-0 | 50 | J26 | |
| 1906 | 4CC | 4-4-2 | 2 | C8 | 4 cylinder compound |
| 1906-9 | P3 NER Class P3 The North Eastern Railway Class P3, classified J27 by the LNER, is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. The P3 Class was designed by Wilson Worsdell and was a relatively minor modification of the existing North Eastern Railway NER Class P2 . The most significant change was a deeper firebox with... |
0-6-0 | 80 | J27 | |
| 1907-11 | T1 | 0-8-0 | 40 | Q5 | |
| 1907-8 | W | 4-6-0T | 10 | A6 | rebuilt as 4-6-2T NER Class W1 NER Class W1 The NER Class W1 was a 4-6-2T steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway. The class was introduced in 1914 as a rebuild of Wilson Worsdell's NER Class W 4-6-0T . On being acquired by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 the W1s were re-classified A6... 1914-7 |
| 1908-9 | R1 | 4-4-0 | 10 | D21 | |
| 1909-10 | X NER Class X The NER Class X was a class of 4-8-0T tank locomotive designed by Wilson Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway. They were intended for use as powerful shunting engines to arrange and move coal wagons for loading into ships. In total 15 were built, 10 by the NER between 1909 and 1910, and a... |
4-8-0T | 10 | T1 | |
| 1910 | V/09 | 4-4-2 | 10 | C6 | |
| 1910-11 | Y NER Class Y The North Eastern Railway Class Y 4-6-2T tank locomotives were designed whilst Wilson Worsdell was Chief Mechanical Engineer, but none were built until 1910 by which time Vincent Raven had taken over.-Overview:... |
4-6-2T | 20 | A7 |
Vincent RavenVincent RavenSir Vincent Litchfield Raven KBE was chief mechanical engineer of the North Eastern Railway from 1910 to 1922.- Biography :...
(1910-1922)
| Class | No.Built | LNER Class | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911-13 | S2 NER Class S2 The North Eastern Railway Class S2 - London and North Eastern Railway Class B15 - was a mixed traffic 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven. The design was based on NER Class S.... |
4-6-0 | 20 | B15 | |
| 1911-17 | Z | 4-4-2 | 50 | C7 | |
| 1913-21 | T2 NER Class T2 The North Eastern Railway Class T2, classified as Class Q6 by the LNER, is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. 120 were built at Darlington Works between 1913 and 1921 to the design of Vincent Raven, based on the NER Class T and T1 .All passed into British Railways... |
0-8-0 | 120 | Q6 | |
| 1913-22 | D LNER Class H1 The North Eastern Railway Class D was a class of 4-4-4T three-cylinder side tank steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven in 1913. They were used for rural passenger services... |
4-4-4T | 45 | H1 | rebuilt as 4-6-2T by LNER, became A8 |
| 1914-22 | E1 NER Class E1 The North Eastern Railway Class E1, classified as Class J72 by the London and North Eastern Railway is a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by Wilson Worsdell for shunting. They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear.... |
0-6-0T | 65 | J72 | Another 29 built by BR 1949-51 |
| 1919 | T3 NER Class T3 North Eastern Railway Class T3, classified Q7 by the LNER is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. Five were built by the NER in 1919 and a further 10 by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1924.-Performance:... |
0-8-0 | 15 | Q7 | |
| 1919-23 | S3 NER Class S3 The North Eastern Railway Class S3, classified B16 by the LNER, was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed traffic work. It was designed by Vincent Raven and introduced in 1920.-Post-NER:... |
4-6-0 | 70 | B16 | 32 more built by LNE |
| 1921-2 | P3 NER Class P3 The North Eastern Railway Class P3, classified J27 by the LNER, is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. The P3 Class was designed by Wilson Worsdell and was a relatively minor modification of the existing North Eastern Railway NER Class P2 . The most significant change was a deeper firebox with... |
0-6-0 | 35 | J27 | |
| 1922-4 | 2400 LNER Class A2 The first London and North Eastern Railway Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven. Two were built by the North Eastern Railway in 1922 before the grouping and another 3 by the LNER in 1924. Their LNER numbers were 2400-2404... |
4-6-2 | 5 | A2 |
Electric locomotives
- NER Class EB1British Rail Class EB1The British Rail Class EB1 was an electrically powered locomotive used by British Rail in England. It was used during the pre-TOPS period...
Bo-Bo electric (1500V DC/Pantograph) banking locomotive - NER Class EE1British Rail Class EE1British Rail Class EE1 was an electric locomotive commissioned by the North Eastern Railway in 1922. Ownership passed to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 and to British Railways in 1948....
2-Co-2 electric (1500V DC/Pantograph) express locomotive - NER Class EF1British Rail Class EF1The British Rail Class EF1 was a class of electrically powered locomotives used by British Rail in England. They were used during the pre-TOPS period...
Bo-Bo electric (1500V DC/Pantograph) freight locomotive - NER Class ES1British Rail Class ES1British Rail Class ES1 was a class of two electric locomotives commissioned by the North Eastern Railway in 1902. They were of steeplecab design....
Bo-Bo electric (1500V DC/Pantograph and 3rd rail) shunter
Gresley designs
| Class | No. built | Post-1946 numbers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | P1 LNER Class P1 The London and North Eastern Railway Class P1 Mineral 2-8-2 Mikado was a class of 2 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were some of the most powerful freight locomotives ever designed in Britain, and it was initially intended they be a more powerful 2-10-0 version of the earlier... |
2-8-2 | 2 | P1 | ||
| 1925 | U1 LNER Class U1 The London and North Eastern Railway Class U1 was a solitary 2-8-0+0-8-2 Beyer-Garratt locomotive designed for banking coal trains over the Worsborough Bank, a steeply graded line in South Yorkshire and part of the Woodhead Route. It was both the longest and the most powerful steam locomotive ever... |
2-8-0+0-8-2 | 1 | U1 | 9999 | Garratt - for banking on Worsborough incline |
| 1926 | J38 LNER Class J38 The London and North Eastern Railway Class J38 was a class of steam locomotive designed for freight work. They were designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1926. A total of 35 were built and they were used in Scotland... |
0-6-0 | 35 | J38 | 5900-5934 | |
| 1926–1941 | J39 LNER Class J39 The London and North Eastern Railway Class J39 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. They were based on the previous Class J38 but with larger driving wheels.... |
0-6-0 | 289 | J39 | 4700-4988 | |
| 1927-35 | D49 LNER Class D49 The London and North Eastern Railway D49 Class is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley. They were named after fox hunts and shires.One, 246/62712 Morayshire has been preserved on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.... |
4-4-0 | 76 | D49 | 2700–2775 | Named after counties & hunts. |
| 1928-35 | A3 | 4-6-2 | 27 | A3 | 35-112 | +51 rebuilds of A1 |
| 1928–1937 | B17 LNER Class B17 The London and North Eastern Railway Class B17, also known as "Sandringham" or "Footballer" class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for hauling passenger services on the Great Eastern Main Line... |
4-6-0 | 73 | B17 | 1600–1672 | Two were streamlined in "A4" style |
| 1929 | W1 LNER Class W1 The LNER W1 No. 10000 was an experimental steam locomotive fitted with a high pressure water-tube boiler... |
4-6-4 | 1 | W1 | 10000 | experimental high pressure locomotive, later rebuilt in "A4" style. |
| 1930-39 | V1 | 2-6-2T | 82 | V1 | 7600-7681 | 63 later rebuilt as V3 |
| 1934-6 | P2 LNER Class P2 The London and North Eastern Railway Class P2 was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for working heavy express trains over the harsh Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line... |
2-8-2 | 6 | P2 | 501-506 | later streamlined - all rebuilt as A2/2 LNER Thompson Class A2/2 The London and North Eastern Railway Class A2/2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives. The A2/2 were former members of Sir Nigel Gresley’s P2 Class of eight-coupled express passenger locomotives. Edward Thompson was appointed on the 28 April 1941 and decided to gain experience by rebuilding the... during 1941-4 |
| 1935-8 | A4 LNER Class A4 The Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive, designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognizable, and one of the class, 4468 Mallard, still claims the... |
4-6-2 | 34 | A4 | 1-34 | Streamlined |
| 1936-44 | V2 LNER Class V2 The London and North Eastern Railway Class V2 2-6-2 steam locomotives were designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for express mixed traffic work, and built between 1936–1944. The best known is the first of the class, 4771 Green Arrow, which is the only preserved example.-Construction:The V2s were the only... |
2-6-2 | 184 | V2 | 800-983 | |
| 1937-9 | K4 LNER Class K4 The London and North Eastern Railway Class K4 is a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the steep grades of the West Highland Line.- West Highland Line challenge :... |
2-6-0 | 5 | K4 | 1993–1998 | One later rebuilt by Thompson as K1 |
| 1939-40 | V3 | 2-6-2T | 10 | V3 | 7682-7691 | +63 rebuilds of V1 - larger boiler development of V1 |
| 1941 | V4 LNER Class V4 The London and North Eastern Railway Class V4 was a class of 2-6-2 steam locomotive designed bySir Nigel Gresley for mixed-traffic use. It was to be Gresley's last design for the LNER as he died in 1941.... |
2-6-2 | 2 | V4 | 1700–1701 | 3-cylinder |
ThompsonEdward Thompson (engineer)Edward Thompson was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway between 1941 and 1946.- Biography :Edward Thompson was the son of an assistant master at Marlborough College. He was educated at Marlborough before taking the Mechanical Science Tripos at Pembroke College,...
designs
- Thompson Class A1/1LNER Thompson Class A1/1The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class A1/1 was started in 1945 when a Class A1 went into the works for rebuilding in to the A1/1....
- Thompson Class A2/1LNER Thompson Class A2/1The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class A2/1 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives. They were originally ordered as Class V2 locomotives, as designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, but were revised during construction into a 4-6-2 'Pacific' arrangement under the instruction of Edward Thompson...
- Thompson Class A2/2LNER Thompson Class A2/2The London and North Eastern Railway Class A2/2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives. The A2/2 were former members of Sir Nigel Gresley’s P2 Class of eight-coupled express passenger locomotives. Edward Thompson was appointed on the 28 April 1941 and decided to gain experience by rebuilding the...
- Thompson Class A2/3LNER Thompson Class A2/3The London and North Eastern Railway Class A2/3 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives.They were newly constructed locomotives, fulfilling the requirement identified by Edward Thompson for a standard express passenger locomotive of the 4-6-2 arrangement with 6ft 2in driving wheels...
- Thompson Class B1LNER Thompson Class B1The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class B1 is a class of steam locomotive designed for medium mixed traffic work. It was designed by Edward Thompson.- Overview :...
- Thompson Class B2LNER Thompson Class B2The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class B2 was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. It was introduced in 1945 as a two-cylinder rebuild of the three-cylinder LNER Class B17. Ten were rebuilt from Class B17 but no more were rebuilt because of the success of the LNER Thompson Class B1...
- Thompson/Peppercorn Class K1LNER Thompson/Peppercorn Class K1The London and North Eastern Railway Class K1 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson. Thompson preferred a simple two-cylinder design instead of Gresley's three cylinder one...
- Class K5LNER Class K5The London and North Eastern Railway Class K5 consisted of a single rebuild of LNER Class K3 2-6-0 No. 206 , rebuilt in 1945 by Edward Thompson. The rebuilt locomotive had a new boiler and two, instead of three, cylinders following earlier rebuilds of other Gresley designs...
- Thompson Class L1LNER Thompson Class L1The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class L1 was a class of 2-6-4T steam locomotives designed by Edward Thompson. The prototype no. 9000 was built in 1945, but the remaining 99 were built under British Railways jurisdiction in the period 1948-1950...
- Class O1LNER Class O1The London and North Eastern Railway Class O1 was used for two different types of steam locomotive at different times:* GNR Class O1 * LNER Thompson Class O1...
- Class Q1LNER Thompson Class Q1The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class Q1 was a class of 0-8-0T steam locomotives. They were rebuilds of the GCR Class 8A 0-8-0s. Thirteen were rebuilt between 1942 and 1945. All passed to British Railways in 1948 and they were numbered 69925-69937...
Peppercorn designs
- Peppercorn Class A1LNER Peppercorn Class A1The London and North Eastern Railway Peppercorn Class A1 is a type of express passenger steam locomotive. Forty-nine original Peppercorn Class A1s were built to the design of Arthur Peppercorn during the early British Railways era, but all were scrapped with the discontinuation of steam,...
- Peppercorn Class A2LNER Peppercorn Class A2The London and North Eastern Railway Peppercorn Class A2 is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Arthur Peppercorn, the chief designer of the LNER after Edward Thompson...
- Thompson/Peppercorn Class K1LNER Thompson/Peppercorn Class K1The London and North Eastern Railway Class K1 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson. Thompson preferred a simple two-cylinder design instead of Gresley's three cylinder one...
Private manufacturers
- LNER Class J72
- LNER Class J94LNER Class J94The London and North Eastern Railway J94 Class is a class of steam locomotive that was formed when 75 former "Austerity" 0-6-0STs were purchased by the LNER in 1946 from the War Department.- Overview :...
- LNER Class Y1LNER Class Y1The LNER Class Y1 was a class of 0-4-0 geared steam locomotives built by Sentinel Waggon Works for the London and North Eastern Railway and introduced in 1925...
SentinelSentinel Waggon WorksSentinel Waggon Works Ltd was a British company based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire that made steam-powered lorries, railway locomotives, and later, diesel engined lorries and locomotives.-Alley & MacLellan, Sentinel Works, Jessie Street Glasgow:...
shunter - LNER Class Y3LNER Class Y3The LNER Class Y3 was a class of 0-4-0 geared steam locomotives built by Sentinel Waggon Works for the London and North Eastern Railway and introduced in 1927. They passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and were numbered 68154-68185....
SentinelSentinel Waggon WorksSentinel Waggon Works Ltd was a British company based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire that made steam-powered lorries, railway locomotives, and later, diesel engined lorries and locomotives.-Alley & MacLellan, Sentinel Works, Jessie Street Glasgow:...
shunter - LNER Class Y10LNER Class Y10The LNER Class Y10 was a class of 0-4-0 geared steam locomotives built by Sentinel Waggon Works for the London and North Eastern Railway and introduced in 1930. The LNER numbered them 8403 and 8404 but they were later re-numbered 8186 and 8187....
SentinelSentinel Waggon WorksSentinel Waggon Works Ltd was a British company based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire that made steam-powered lorries, railway locomotives, and later, diesel engined lorries and locomotives.-Alley & MacLellan, Sentinel Works, Jessie Street Glasgow:...
shunter - LNER Class Y11LNER Class Y11LNER Class Y11 was a class of petrol powered 0-4-0 locomotives built by Motor Rail & Tram Car Company Limited under their Simplex brand and introduced in the years 1919–1925 for the London and North Eastern Railway . Their British Railways numbers were 15097-15099.-Numbering:* Works no. 1931, LNER...
SimplexMotor RailMotor Rail was a British locomotive-building company, based in Bedford. Formed in 1911 as The Motor Rail & Tramcar Co Ltd, they built petrol and diesel engined locomotives, mainly narrow gauge. During World War I over 900 locos were supplied for use on temporary military supply railways...
0-4-00-4-0Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven...
petrol locomotive (later British Rail 15097 - 15099)
Post-Nationalisation
British Railways continued to build LNER designs (the B1 and L1 classes in particular) immediately after Nationalisation. Remarkably, it even built a new series of shunting locomotives (J72 class) to a pre-Grouping design (of the North Eastern Railway). However, it was to be the Eastern Region that took the first of BR's new Standard locomotives, 70000 'Britannia', for its Great Eastern Main Line workings to Norwich in 1951.BR built 396 locomotives to ex-LNER designs. One of these, the J72 Class was a North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
design dating from 1898.
| Class | Numbers | Power classification | Wheel arrangement Wheel arrangement In rail transport, a wheel arrangement is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed beneath a locomotive.. Several notations exist to describe the wheel assemblies of a locomotive by type, position, and connections, with the adopted notations varying by country... |
Number Built | Dates Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peppercorn A1 LNER Peppercorn Class A1 The London and North Eastern Railway Peppercorn Class A1 is a type of express passenger steam locomotive. Forty-nine original Peppercorn Class A1s were built to the design of Arthur Peppercorn during the early British Railways era, but all were scrapped with the discontinuation of steam,... |
60114-62 | 8P6F | 4-6-2 4-6-2 4-6-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle .These locomotives are also known as Pacifics... |
49 | 1948-49 |
| Peppercorn A2 LNER Peppercorn Class A2 The London and North Eastern Railway Peppercorn Class A2 is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Arthur Peppercorn, the chief designer of the LNER after Edward Thompson... |
60526-39 | 8P7F | 4-6-2 4-6-2 4-6-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle .These locomotives are also known as Pacifics... |
14 | 1948 |
| Thompson B1 LNER Thompson Class B1 The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class B1 is a class of steam locomotive designed for medium mixed traffic work. It was designed by Edward Thompson.- Overview :... |
61273-409 | 5MT | 4-6-0 4-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular... |
136 | 1948-52 |
| J72 | 69001-28 | 2F | 0-6-0T 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
28 | 1949-51 |
| Thompson/Peppercorn K1 LNER Thompson/Peppercorn Class K1 The London and North Eastern Railway Class K1 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson. Thompson preferred a simple two-cylinder design instead of Gresley's three cylinder one... |
62001-70 | 6MT | 2-6-0 2-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul... |
70 | 1949-50 |
| Thompson L1 LNER Thompson Class L1 The London and North Eastern Railway Thompson Class L1 was a class of 2-6-4T steam locomotives designed by Edward Thompson. The prototype no. 9000 was built in 1945, but the remaining 99 were built under British Railways jurisdiction in the period 1948-1950... |
67702-800 | 4MT | 2-6-4T 2-6-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-6-4 locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels... |
99 | 1948-50 |