NER Class E
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The North Eastern Railway
(NER) Class E, classified as Class J71 by the London and North Eastern Railway
(LNER), was a class of small 0-6-0
T 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).
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...
(NER) Class E, classified as Class J71 by the London and North Eastern Railway
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), was a class of small 0-6-0
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...
T steam locomotive designed by T.W. Worsdell. They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear
Stephenson valve gear
The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for all kinds of steam engine. It is named after Robert Stephenson but was actually invented by his employees....
and were the basis for the later NER Class 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....
(LNER Class J72).