NER Class E1

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)Driver dia.4 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.251 m)Loco weight38.6 long tons (39.2 t)Fuel typeCoalBoiler pressure140 lbf/in² (0.97 MPa)CylindersTwo, insideCylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)

Performance figures
Tractive effort	16,760 lbf (74.55 kN)

Career
Operators	North Eastern Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Railways
Power class	2F
Axle load class	LNER/BR: Route availability 2
Withdrawn	1958–1964
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The North Eastern Railway Class E1, classified as Class J72 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), is a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotives 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) 0-6-0T designed by T.W. Worsdell who was Wilson Worsdell's brother.

History

Build dates

A total of 113 locomotives were built:

• 1898–1899, 20 locos built by NER at Darlington Works
• 1914, 20 locos built by NER at Darlington Works
• 1920, 10 locos built by NER at Darlington Works
• 1922, 25 locos built for NER by Armstrong Whitworth & Co
• 1925, 10 locos built by LNER at Doncaster Works
• 1949–1951, 28 locos built by British Railways at Darlington Works

This is a rare, possibly unique, example of a locomotive class which was built, completely unchanged, under pre-grouping, post-grouping and British Railways administration.^{[citation needed]}

Numbering

British Railways numbers were:

• 68670-68754 (pre-nationalisation locos)
• 69001-69028 (new locos)

Preservation

No. 69023 (Departmental No. 59) was purchased by Mr. R. Ainsworth. It is owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group. It has worked on several preserved railways. ^[1] In contrast to the normal black paint finish, this loco operates in a hybrid NER/LNER/BR apple green paint scheme. It re-entered service in 2010 and visited many heritage railways. No. 69023 is now based on the Wensleydale Railway but returns to the NELPG's base at Hopetown Carriage Works, Darlington for winter maintenance.

References

Further reading

• Yeadon, W.B. (2007). Yeadon's Register of LNER Locomotives - Volume Forty Three Part A - Class J71 & J72. Nottingham: Book Law Publications. ISBN 1-899624-86-4.

External links

• The W.Worsdell J72 (NER Class E1) 0-6-0 Tank Engines LNER Encyclopedia
• NELPG 50th Anniversary North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group