Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway
The North Eastern Railway was formed by merger in 1854 and merged into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 . Between those dates five men held the post of Locomotive Superintendent .
In addition many locomotives were inherited from the NER's constituents, and also from subsequent acquisitions, which are not listed here.
Edward Fletcher (1854–1883)
Edward Fletcher was inherited from the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway , one of the NER's constituents. There was very little standardization during his term of office, and only a few types are listed here.
Alexander McDonnell (1883–1884)
Alexander McDonnell moved from the Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland.
However his policies proved unpopular with the drivers and he resigned after only one year in office.
Locomotive Committee (1884–1885)
Between A. McDonnell and T. W. Worsdell there was an interval during which the office was covered by a Locomotive Committee.[ 18] The Locomotive Committee was chaired by Henry Tennant .[ 19]
Thomas William Worsdell (1885–1890)
T. W. Worsdell was an enthusiast for compounding and many
of his designs used the two-cylinder system of August von Borries , usually in conjunction with simple-expansion versions of the same engines for comparison. The compounds were mostly rebuilt as simple-expansion engines by his brother and successor Wilson Worsdell.
He introduced the system of class designations, starting with "A" for the first, and so on, and then adding a digit for later developments of each. This system was reorganized somewhat in 1914.
Image
Class
Type
Quantity
Manufacturer
Date
LNER Class
Notes
A
2-4-2T
60
Gateshead Works
1886–92
F8
B
0-6-2T
53
Gateshead Works (14)Darlington Works (39)
1888–90
—
Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1904–11
B1
0-6-2T
11
Darlington Works (10)Gateshead Works (1)
1886–88
N8
Redesignated class B in 1914
C
0-6-0
171
Gateshead Works (141)Darlington Works (30)
1886–92
—
Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1901–11
C1
0-6-0
30
Gateshead Works
1886–95
J21
Simple version of "C", redesignated class C in 1914
D
2-4-0
2
Gateshead Works
1886–88
—
Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as 4-4-0 simple in 1896, became class F1, then F
E
0-6-0T
120
Darlington Works
1886–95
J71
F
4-4-0
25
Gateshead Works
1887–91
—
Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1895–1905
F1
4-4-0
10
Gateshead Works
1887
D22
Simple version of "F", redesignated class F in 1914
G
2-4-0
20
Darlington Works
1887–88
D23
Rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1900–04, to become class G1 , then G
H
0-4-0T
19
Gateshead Works
1888–97
Y7
Another 5 built by LNER at Darlington Works in 1923
H1
0-6-0T
2
Gateshead Works
1888
J78
Crane tanks, derived from class "H" 0-4-0s
I
4-2-2
10
Gateshead Works
1888–90
—
Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1900–02, withdrawn 1920–22
J
4-2-2
10
Gateshead Works
1889–90
—
Larger than class "I", two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1894–95, withdrawn 1920–22
K
0-4-0T
5
Gateshead Works
1890
Y8
Wilson Worsdell (1890–1910)
Wilson Worsdell was the brother of his predecessor.
Vincent Raven (1910–1922)
Vincent Raven was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the North Eastern Railway .
Electric locomotives
All built for 1500 V DC overhead supply, except where noted.
Locomotives built to NER designs after 1922
Locomotives from constituent railways
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This is a summary list. For further information, select the link to the constituent railway.
NER no.
Wheels
Constituent railway
Date introduced
Comments
14
2-4-0
Great North of England Railway
1839
[ 89]
40
2-2-2
Great North of England Railway
1839
[ 89]
59
2-4-0
Great North of England Railway
1839
[ 89]
60
2-4-0
Great North of England Railway
1839
[ 89]
62
2-4-0
Great North of England Railway
1839
[ 89]
63
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1849
[ 89]
64
2-4-0
Great North of England Railway
1839
[ 89]
67
2-2-2
Great North of England Railway
1839
[ 89]
68
2-2-2
Great North of England Railway
1839
[ 89]
69
2-2-2
Great North of England Railway
1839
[ 89]
73
2-4-0WT
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1852
[ 89]
76
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1853
129 class (or 76 class)[ 89]
129
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1853
129 class (or 76 class)[ 89]
136
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1853
129 class (or 76 class)[ 89]
147
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847
[ 89]
148
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847
[ 89]
149
0-4-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1839
Ex-Newcastle & North Shields Railway [ 89]
150
2-2-2
Newcastle & North Shields Railway
1839
[ 89]
151
2-4-0
Newcastle & North Shields Railway
1839
[ 89]
152
0-4-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1840
Ex-Newcastle & North Shields Railway [ 89]
153
2-2-2
Newcastle & North Shields Railway
1839
[ 89]
156
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847
[ 89]
157
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847
[ 89]
161
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847
[ 89]
162
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847
[ 89]
165
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847/48
165 class[ 89]
166
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847/48
165 class[ 89]
170 or 171
0-6-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847
[ 89]
171 or 172
0-6-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847
[ 89]
172 or 173
0-6-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847
[ 89]
175
0-6-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1848
[ 89]
177
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847/48
165 class[ 89]
180
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1848
[ 89]
185
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1848
185 class[ 89]
186
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1848
185 class[ 89]
187
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1848
185 class[ 89]
188
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1848
185 class[ 89]
189
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1848
185 class[ 89]
190
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1849
[ 89]
207
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1847/48
165 class[ 89]
215
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1853/54
[ 89]
218
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1853/54
[ 89]
219
2-4-0
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1853
[ 89]
220
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1854
220 class[ 89]
221
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1854
220 class[ 89]
222
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1854
220 class[ 89]
223
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1854
220 class[ 89]
224
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1854
220 class[ 89]
225
2-2-2
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
1854
220 class[ 89]
253
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1841
[ 89]
254
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1841
[ 89]
257
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1841/42
[ 89]
258
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1841/42
[ 89]
259
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1841/42
[ 89]
260
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1841/42
[ 89]
261
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1841/42
[ 89]
263
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1841/42
[ 89]
278
?
Hull and Selby Railway
1840
[ 89] [ 90]
279
?
Hull and Selby Railway
1840
[ 89] [ 90]
293
?
Hull and Selby Railway
1840
[ 89] [ 90]
305
?
Hull and Selby Railway
1840
[ 89] [ 90]
319
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
320
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
321
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
322
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
323
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
324
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
325
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
326
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
333
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
334
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
344
2-2-2
York and North Midland Railway
1847/48
[ 89]
359-387
various
Leeds Northern Railway
-
[ 89]
Newcastle and Carlisle locomotives
NER no.
N&C No.
Wheels
Name
Builder
Date
Comments
453
4
0-6-0
Hercules
Hawthorn
1857
454
5
2-4-0
Samson
Hawthorn
1836
455
6
0-6-0
Goliah
Hawthorn
1836
456
7
0-6-0
Atlas
Stephenson
1861
457
8
0-6-0
Tvne
Hawthorn
1861
453
9
0-6-0
Eden
Stephenson
1861
459
10
0-4-2
Lightning
Hawks & Thompson
1837
460
11
0-6-0
Newcastle
Hawthorn
1860
461
12
0-6-0
Carlisle
Hawthorn
1860
462
13
2-4-0
Wellington
Hawthorn
1838
463
14
2-4-0
Victoria
Hawks & Thompson
1838
464
15
2-4-0
Nelson
Hawthorn
1838
465
16
2-4-0
Northumberland
Hawthorn
1838
466
17
2-4-0
Cumberland
Hawthorn
1838
467
18
0-6-0
Durham
Hawthorn
1839
468
19
0-4-2
Sun
Hawthorn
1839
469
21
0-6-0
Matthew plumber
Thompson Brothers
1839
470
22
0-6-0
adelaide
Thompson Brothers
1840
471
23
0-6-0
Mars
Thompson Brothers
1840
472
24
2-4-0
Jupiter
Thompson Brothers
1840
473
25
2-4-0
Venus
Thompson Brothers
1841
474
26
0-6-0
Saturn
Thompson Brothers
1841
475
27
0-6-0
Globe
Hawthorn
1846
476
28
0-6-0
Planet
Hawthorn
1846
477
29
0-6-0
Albert
Hawthorn
1847
478
30
2-4-0
Swift
Hawthorn
1847
479
31
2-4-0
Collingwood
Hawthorn
1848
480
32
0-6-0
Allen
Hawthorn
1848
481
33
0-6-0
Alston
Stephenson
1850
482
34
0-6-0
Hexham
Stephenson
1850
483
35
0-6-0
Prudhoe
Hawthorn
1852
484
36
0-6-0
Naworth
Hawthorn
1853
485
37
0-6-0
Blenkinsopp
Stephenson
1853
486
38
0-6-0
Bywell
Stephenson
1853
487
39
0-6-0
Dilston
Hawthorn
1855
488
40
0-6-0
Langley
Hawthorn
1855
489
41
0-6-0
Thirwell
Stephenson
1855
490
42
0-6-0
Lanercosl
Stephenson
1855
491
43
0-6-0
Featherstonehaugh
Hawthorn
1857
Stockton and Darlington Railway
The Stockton and Darlington Railway (SDR) was absorbed in 1863. The SDR contributed 157 locomotives to the NER stock and these initially kept their SDR numbers. From 1873, the SDR locomotives were renumbered, mostly by adding 1000.[ 89]
Preserved locomotives
In addition to these locomotives, 2 new build steam locomotives are under construction:
The first is a replica of NER Class O 0-4-4T No. 1759. The locomotive is currently under construction by the Class G5 Locomotive Company at a site in Shildon as of 2023. [ 91] [ 92]
The other is a replica of NER Class K 0-4-0T No. 559. The locomotive is being built at the Beamish Museum in Stanley, County Durham as of 2023.[ 93]
See also
References
^ Marsden, Richard. "The McDonnell NER Class '38' 4-4-0 Locomotives" . The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia .
^ Marsden, Richard. "The McDonnell J22 (NER Class '59') 0-6-0 Locomotives" . The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia .
^ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, summer 1961 edition, part 4, page 58
^ Marsden, Richard. "Henry Tennant" . The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv "North Eastern Railway and its constituents" . SteamIndex .
^ a b c d "Fenton, Murray and Jackson" . Grace's Guide .
^ "g5locomotiveltd.co.uk" . The Class G5 Locomotive Company . Retrieved 10 November 2019 .
^ "Class G5 Locomotive Company Ltd" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved 10 November 2019 .
^ October 12, Paul Jarman /; Archaeology, 2022 / 7 Comments / Industrial; News; Locomotives, Steam (12 October 2022). "North Eastern Railway K Class – A new project for the 2020s…" . Beamish Transport Online . Retrieved 25 October 2022 . CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
Baxter, Bertram (1986). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 5A: North Eastern Railway, Hull and Barnsley Railway . Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing. ISBN 0-903485-54-0 .
Nock, O.S. (1974). Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway . London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0493-5- .
Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken ; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Platt, E. N. T.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W. B. (March 1975). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 2B: Tender Engines—Classes B1 to B19 . Lincoln: RCTS . ISBN 0-901115-73-8 .
Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (April 1968). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 4: Tender Engines—Classes D25 to E7 . Kenilworth: RCTS . ISBN 0-901115-01-0 . {{cite book }}
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Fry, E. V., ed. (September 1966). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 5: Tender Engines—Classes J1 to J37 . Kenilworth: RCTS . ISBN 0-901115-12-6 .
Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken ; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Platt, E. N. T.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W. B. (June 1977). Fry, E. V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 9B: Tank Engines—Classes Q1 to Z5 . Kenilworth: RCTS . ISBN 0-901115-41-X .
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Pre-grouping railway designs
LNER designs
Other designs Proposed designs
P10 2-8-2T (Nov 1929)
B 4-6-0 (Nov 1936)
? 4-8-2 (1939)
Q 0-8-0 (June 1930)
? 4-8-4 (Feb 1946)
? 4-8-2 (Feb 1946)
K 2-6-0 (Aug 1947)