NER Class E1

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Newcastle Central station pilot No. 68723 was given a special livery of NER green, as seen here on 27 June 1960.

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 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.

[edit] Build dates

A total of 113 locomotives was 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

British Railways numbers were:

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

This is a rare example of a class which was built, substantially unchanged, under pre-grouping, post-grouping and British Railways administration.

[edit] 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 but is now undergoing a major overhaul, due to be completed in 2008.

It has been named Joem, though it never carried this name in service.

[edit] Dimensions

• BR Power classification, 2F
• Locomotive weight: 38 tons 12 cwt
• Boiler pressure, 140 psi
• Superheater, No
• Cylinders, 17"x24"
• Driving wheel diameter, 4' 1¼"
• Tractive effort, 16,760 lb
• Valve gear, Stephenson

[edit] External links

• http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j72.shtml
• http://www.nelpg.org.uk/J72/history/index.htm