NER Class X
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | Wilson Worsdell |
| Build date | 1909-1910 and 1925 |
| Total production | 15 |
| Configuration | 4-8-0T |
| Gauge | 4' 8½" |
| Driver size | 4' 7¼" |
| Locomotive weight | 85 tons 8 cwt |
| Fuel type | coal |
| Boiler pressure | 175 psi |
| Cylinders | three |
| Cylinder size | 18" x 26" |
| Tractive effort | 34,080 lbf |
The NER Class X (LNER Class T1) was a class of 4-8-0 tank locomotive designed by Wilson Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway. They were intended for use as powerful shunting engines to arrange and move coal wagons for loading into ships. In total 15 were built, 10 by the NER between 1909 and 1910, and a further five in 1925 by the LNER.
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[edit] Overview
The reversing gear was originally mechanical, but was replaced by steam-operated reversing gear between 1932 and 1934. In 1929, No. 1656 was moved the newly-built Whitemoor Yard at March, Cambridgeshire. In 1932, this was replaced by Nos. 1355 and 1358. Whitemoor preferred the GCR Class S1 for hump shunting, so in 1934 No 1358 was moved to Doncaster, and No. 1355 to Mexborough. In 1936, No. 1355 moved to King's Cross to shunt the engine shed for seven weeks, before joining No. 1358 in Doncaster. These two locomotives were scrapped at Doncaster in 1937. The remaining T1s continued to work coal trains at various docks and marshalling yards throughout North East England. After World War II, coal exports never returned to their pre-War levels. Hence, many of the T1s moved to other sheds for heavy shunting duties.
[edit] Numbering
Thirteen locomotives passed to British Railways in 1948 and they were numbered 69910-69922.
[edit] Preservation
The T1s were withdrawn between 1955 and 1961 and none has survived into preservation.
[edit] Sources
- Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 56
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