NER Class P1
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The NER Class P1 was a class of 0-6-0
steam locomotive
s 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 by two inches. 120 were built at the North Eastern Railway's locomotive workshops at both Gateshead and Darlington, between 1898 and 1902 in six batches of 20; their numbers were 1961-2000, 2031-80, 2126-42 with the remainder scattered between 25 and 1743. All passed to the LNER in 1923, and their NER numbers were retained, but they were placed in LNER Class J25.
During World War II
, 40 locomotives were loaned to the Great Western Railway
. The first transfers to the GWR occurred in October 1939, and the last was not returned to the LNER until December 1946.
The general LNER renumbering scheme was prepared in 1943, and at that time, 85 locomotives of the J25 class remained: these were allotted 5645-5729, being renumbered during 1946, apart from six which had been withdrawn in the interim. Seventy-six locomotives survived into British Railways ownership in 1948; of these, 64 were given BR numbers, being the 1946 LNER numbers increased by 60000.
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...
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 of the 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...
.
Class P1 was a development of Class 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:...
, 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 by two inches. 120 were built at the North Eastern Railway's locomotive workshops at both Gateshead and Darlington, between 1898 and 1902 in six batches of 20; their numbers were 1961-2000, 2031-80, 2126-42 with the remainder scattered between 25 and 1743. All passed to the LNER in 1923, and their NER numbers were retained, but they were placed in LNER Class J25.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, 40 locomotives were loaned to the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
. The first transfers to the GWR occurred in October 1939, and the last was not returned to the LNER until December 1946.
The general LNER renumbering scheme was prepared in 1943, and at that time, 85 locomotives of the J25 class remained: these were allotted 5645-5729, being renumbered during 1946, apart from six which had been withdrawn in the interim. Seventy-six locomotives survived into British Railways ownership in 1948; of these, 64 were given BR numbers, being the 1946 LNER numbers increased by 60000.