NER Class E1

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.

NER Class E1
LNER Class J72
Preserved loco 69023, 2012
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilson Worsdell
Builder
Build date1898–1951
Total produced113
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0T
Gauge4 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 typeCoal
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort16,760 lbf (74.55 kN)
Career
Operators
Power class2F
Axle load classLNER/BR: Route availability 2
Withdrawn1958–1964
DispositionOne preserved, remainder scrapped

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
69007, a BR built J72

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, substantially unchanged, under pre-grouping, post-grouping and British Railways administration.

Joem at York Layerthorpe station in September 1977 wearing North Eastern livery, although it was a BR built J72.

The first batch of ten locomotives each was built from 1898-99.

Numbering
69023 in a hybrid apple green scheme in 2014 when running on the Wensleydale Railway

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.

Ex-LNER/BR J72 0-6-0T 69023 "Joem" sitting at Constable Burton, on the Wensleydale Railway, between runs on a footplate experience course.

References
  1. "Joem the little engine with a heart of gold". Heritage Railway magazine. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

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.
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