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NER Class E
LNER Class J71
Six-wheel side tank locomotive
No. 8292 at Normanton Locomotive Depot 1947
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerT.W. Worsdell[1]
BuilderNER Darlington Works[2]
Build date1886-1895[3]
Total produced120[3]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0T
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)[3]
Wheelbase13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Length28 ft 8+3⁄4 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)[1]
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size
  • 16 in × 22 in (410 mm × 560 mm)[3]
  • last 20 built with 16+3⁄4 in × 22 in (430 mm × 560 mm)
Valve gearStephenson valve gear[1]
Loco brakeSteam
Train brakesSome fitted with vacuum for passenger use
Performance figures
Tractive effort12,130 lbf (54.0 kN)[1]
Career
Operators
Number in class81 (BR)
Withdrawn1933–1961[1]
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 locomotives 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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LNER numbers for the locomotives were scattered between 27 and 1864.[1]

Eighty-one of them passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 68230-68316 in the range, with gaps.[2]

Liveries

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In 1947 8266 received LNER lined green livery for use as a station pilot at York.[4]

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.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Casserley, H.C.; Johnston, S.W. (1966). Locomotives at the Grouping: London & North-Eastern Railway. Ian Allan. p. 64. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 Adams, Will (2015). Locomotives We Have Lost. Oxford Publishing Co. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978 086093 667 1. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nock, O.S. (1974). Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. Ian Allan. p. 82. ISBN 07110 04935. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Hoole, K. (1977). The East Coast Main Line Since 1925. Ian Allan. p. 69. ISBN 0 7110 0780 2. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Hoole, Ken (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 8. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.
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