NER Class E1
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The North Eastern Railway
Class E1, classified as Class J72 by the London and North Eastern Railway
(LNER) is a class of small 0-6-0
T steam locomotive
s 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.
This is a rare example of a class which was built, substantially unchanged, under pre-grouping
, post-grouping and British Railways administration.
. It has worked on several preserved railways but is now undergoing a major overhaul at Hopetown Works, Darlington
, due to be completed in 2008. The locomotive can be viewed at Hopetown Works, the original Stockton and Darlington Railway
carriage works, on the second Saturday of every month.
It has been named Joem, though it never carried this name in service.
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...
Class E1, classified as Class J72 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) is 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
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s designed by Wilson Worsdell
Wilson Worsdell
Wilson 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:...
for shunting
Switcher
A switcher or shunter is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling trains ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has been...
. 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....
.
They were a development of the earlier NER Class 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...
(LNER Class J71) 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
Tank locomotive
A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of pulling it behind it in a tender. It will most likely also have some kind of bunker to hold the fuel. There are several different types of tank locomotive dependent upon...
designed by T.W. Worsdell who was Wilson Worsdell's brother.
Build dates
A total of 113 locomotives was built:- 1898-1899, 20 locos built by NER
- 1914, 20 locos built by NER
- 1920, 10 locos built by NER at Darlington WorksDarlington WorksDarlington railway works, known in the town as North Road Shops, was built in 1863 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway in the town of Darlington in the north east of England.-NER History:The first new locomotive was built at the works in 1864...
- 1922, 25 locos built for NER by Armstrong Whitworth & CoArmstrong WhitworthSir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. Headquartered in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth engaged in the construction of armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles, and aircraft.-History:In 1847,...
- 1925, 10 locos built by LNER at Doncaster WorksDoncaster WorksDoncaster railway works is in the town of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.Always referred to as "the Plant", it was established by the Great Northern Railway in 1853, replacing the previous works in Boston and Peterborough...
- 1949-1951, 28 locos built by British Railways
This is a rare example of a class which was built, substantially unchanged, under pre-grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
, post-grouping and British Railways administration.
Numbering
British Railways numbers were:- 68670-68754 (pre-nationalisation locos)
- 69001-69028 (new locos)
Preservation
One of the BR built engines, No. 69023, survives and is owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation GroupNorth Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group
The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group was formed in 1966 with the intention of preserving some of the steam locomotives then still working on regular goods or passenger trains in North East England ....
. It has worked on several preserved railways but is now undergoing a major overhaul at Hopetown Works, Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, due to be completed in 2008. The locomotive can be viewed at Hopetown Works, the original Stockton and Darlington Railway
Stockton and Darlington Railway
The Stockton and Darlington Railway , which opened in 1825, was the world's first publicly subscribed passenger railway. It was 26 miles long, and was built in north-eastern England between Witton Park and Stockton-on-Tees via Darlington, and connected to several collieries near Shildon...
carriage works, on the second Saturday of every month.
It has been named Joem, though it never carried this name in service.
External links
- http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j72.shtml
- http://www.nelpg.org.uk/J72/history/index.htm