| NER Class E1 LNER Class J72 |
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| One of 'modern' J72 0-6-0T's 69007 at Middlesbrough Locomotive Depot, 1954 | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | Wilson Worsdell |
| Builder | North Eastern Railway Armstrong Whitworth London and North Eastern Railway British Railways |
| Build date | 1898-1951 |
| Configuration | 0-6-0T |
| Gauge | standard gauge |
| Driver diameter | 4 ft 1.25 in (1.251 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 38.6 long tons (39.2 t) |
| Fuel type | coal |
| Boiler pressure | 140 psi (970 kPa) |
| Cylinders | two inside |
| Cylinder size | 17 × 24 in (430 × 610 mm) |
| Tractive effort | 16,760 lbf (74,600 N) |
| 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) 0-6-0T designed by T.W. Worsdell who was Wilson Worsdell's brother.
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A total of 113 locomotives was built:
This is a rare example of a class which was built, substantially unchanged, under pre-grouping, post-grouping and British Railways administration.
British Railways numbers were:
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 at Hopetown Works, Darlington, due to be completed in 2008. The locomotive can be viewed at Hopetown Works, the original Stockton and Darlington Railway carriage works, on the second Saturday of every month.
It has been named Joem, though it never carried this name in service.
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