NER Class E1

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
Gauge	standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 1.25 in (1.251 m)
Loco weight	38.6 long tons (39.2 t)
Fuel type	coal
Boiler pressure	140 psi (970 kPa)
Cylinders	two inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (430 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Wilson Worsdell
Builder	Darlington Works; Armstrong Whitworth; Doncaster Works;
Build date	1898-1951

NER Class E1
LNER Class J72
NER Class E1 ; LNER Class J72
	One of 'modern' J72 0-6-0T's 69007 at Middlesbrough Locomotive Depot, 1954
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Wilson Worsdell
Builder	Darlington Works; Armstrong Whitworth; Doncaster Works;
Build date	1898-1951
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
Gauge	standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 1.25 in (1.251 m)
Loco weight	38.6 long tons (39.2 t)
Fuel type	coal
Boiler pressure	140 psi (970 kPa)
Cylinders	two inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (430 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	16,760 lbf (74,600 N)
Power class
Career
Power class	2F

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) 0-6-0 T designed by T.W. Worsdell who was Wilson Worsdell's brother.

Build dates

A total of 113 locomotives were built:

1898-1899, 20 locos built by NER
1914, 20 locos built by NER
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

This is a rare, possibly unique, example of a locomotive class which was built, substantially unchanged, under pre-grouping, 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 Group. It has worked on several preserved railways. It has been named Joem, a combination of the locomotive's former owner's parents: Joseph and Emily, though it never carried this name in service. 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 NELPG's base at Hopetown Carriage Works, Darlington for winter maintenance.

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