Locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) produced several classes of locomotive, mostly to the designs of Nigel Gresley, characterised by a three cylinder layout with a parallel boiler and round-topped firebox. It produced the most iconic locomotive of its day, 4468 'Mallard', the holder of the world steam locomotive speed record. It also built the world famous 4472 'Flying Scotsman'. However, its locomotive inheritance was much greater than just the 'A4 Class', it also produced highly successful mixed-traffic and freight designs.

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Locomotives of constituent companies

Great Central Railway

Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway

Great Eastern Railway

Robert Sinclair 1856-66

Class No.Built Notes
1856-9 2-2-2 6
1858 Z 2-4-0 6
1859-66 Y 2-4-0 110 20 later rebuilt as 4-4-0
1862 X 2-4-0T 5
1862-7 W 2-2-2 31
1864-5 V 2-4-2T 20

Samuel Waite Johnson 1866-73

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1867 125 2-4-0 5
1867 201 0-6-0ST 2
1867-72 1 2-4-0 40
1867-9 417 0-6-0 60
1868 204 0-6-0T 5 J92 3 converted to crane-tanks
1868-9 2-4-0 3
1870 2-2-2 2
1871-3 477 0-6-0 50
1871-5 T7 0-4-2T 15
1872 200 0-4-0ST 1 renumbered as "A"
1872-3 134 0-4-4T 30

William Adams 1873-8

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1874 C8 4-4-0 2
1874-6 209 0-4-0ST 4 Y5
1875-8 211 0-4-4T 50
1876-7 265 4-4-0 20
1877-8 K9 0-4-2T 10
1878 230 0-4-0Tram 1
1878-9 527 2-6-0 15

Massey Bromley 1878-81

Class No.Built Notes
1878-82 E10 0-4-4T 50
1879-82 245 4-2-2 20
1880 140 0-4-4T 10 1891-7 converted to 0-4-2T
1881 M12 0-6-0T 10
1882 552 0-6-0 10
1882 U13 2-4-0 10
1882-3 X13 0-4-4T 10

Thomas William Worsdell 1882-5

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1882-3 G14 2-4-0 20
1883–1913 Y14 0-6-0 289 J15
1883-97 G15 0-4-0Tram 10 Y6
1884–1909 M15 2-4-2T 160 F4 30 rebuilt as F5, 2 as F6
1884-5 G16 4-4-0 11 Compound

James Holden 1885-1907

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1886–88 T18 0-6-0T 50 J66
1886–97 T19 2-4-0 110 D13 60 rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1905-8
1887 127 0-6-0 1 Compound, later rebuilt as N31
1888–93 E22 0-6-0T 20 J65
1888–93 D27 2-2-2 21
1890–1901 R24 0-6-0T 140 J67 89 Rebuilt as S56
1891–1902 T26 2-4-0 100 "Intermediate"
1893–1902 C32 2-4-2T 50 F3
1893–97 N31 0-6-0 81 J14
1897 0-6-0ST 2
1898 P43 4-2-2 10
1898–1901 S44 0-4-4T 40 G4
1900–11 G58 0-6-0 31 J17
1900–02 S46 4-4-0 41 D14 "Claud Hamilton" (round-top firebox)
1900–03 F48 0-6-0 59 J16 all eventually rebuilt as J17
1902 A55 0-10-0T 1 "Decapod" - Rebuilt as 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906
1903 0-4-0ST 2
1903–11 D56 4-4-0 70 D15 "Claud Hamilton" (Belpaire firebox)
1903–21 C53 0-6-0Tram 12 J70
1904 S56 0-6-0T 20 J69 +89 rebuilt from R24

Stephen Dewar Holden 1908-1912

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1909-10 Y65 2-4-2T 12 F7
1911-2 G69 2-4-2T 20 F6 +2 rebuilds of F4
1911-20 S69 4-6-0 71 B12 10 more built in 1928
1912 E72 0-6-0 10 J18 all rebuilt as J19 by LNER

Alfred John Hill 1912-1922

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1912-4 C72 0-6-0T 20 J68 +10 by LNER
1913-20 B74 0-4-0T 5 Y4
1914-21 L77 0-6-2T 12 N7 +122 built by LNER
1916-20 T77 0-6-0 25 J19
1920-2 D81 0-6-0 25 J20
1922 H88 4-4-0 10 D16 "Super Claud" Built after grouping

Great North of Scotland Railway

William Cowan 1857-1883

James Manson 1883-1890

James Johnson 1890-1894

William Pickersgill 1894-1914

Thomas Heywood 1914-1922

Great Northern Railway

Archibald Sturrock 1850-1866

Patrick Stirling 1866-1895

Stirling built locomotives with domeless ("straightback") boilers. Many were rebuilt by Ivatt with larger, domed boilers, and were placed in a different class as shown in the table.

Date Class No.Built Class as rebuilt LNER Class
2-2-2 1868-70 B5 12 B7
1870 B1 1
1885 B2 2
1886-94 B3 21 B4
2-4-0 1867-71 E3 22 E4
1874-9 E2 117 E1
4-2-0 1868-76 F2 117 F3
1868-9 F1 4
1882-95 F2 33 F3
4-2-2 1870-93 A2 47 A3
1894-5 A1 5 A3
0-6-0 1867-73 J7 35 J8
1872-4 J4 6
1873-96 J6 195 J5 J4
1883-8 J10 8 J9 J7
1896 J5 10 J4 J4/J3
1896 J9 10
0-6-0ST 1868-73 J11 7 J12
1869-74 J19 7
1874-92 J15 95 J16 J54/J55
1875 J20 2
1876-7 J17 10 J16 J56
1882-92 J18 8 J57
1892-7 J14 52 J53
0-4-2WT 1868-71 F4 13 F6
0-4-4T 1872-81 G2 46
1881-5 G3 16 G4 G2
1889-95 G1 29 G1

Henry Ivatt 1895-1911

Class No.Built LNER Class
1896-9 D2 4-4-0 51 D4 all rebuilt with larger boilers as D3 1912-28
1897 E1 2-4-0 10 E1
1897–1901 J5 0-6-0 133 J4 5'2" wheels
1897–1909 J13 0-6-0ST 85 J52
1898 A4 4-2-2 1 No.266
1898–1903 C1 4-4-2 22 C2 Small Boiler "Klondykes", some variations
1898–1907 C2 4-4-2T 60 C12
1898–1909 D1 4-4-0 70 D2
1899–1900 H1 2-6-0 20 Made by Baldwin Locomotive Works
1900-1 A5 4-2-2 11
1901-9 K1 0-8-0 55 Q1/Q2 Q2 were rebuilds with piston valves.
1902-10 C1 4-4-2 93 C1 Large Boiler - Several experimental variations
1903-6 L1 0-8-2T 41 R1
1905 C1 4-4-2 1 C1 No.1300. 4-Cylinder Compound, made by Vulcan Foundry
1907-12 N1 0-6-2T 56 N1
1908 J21 0-6-0 15 J1 5'8" wheels
1909-10 J22 0-6-0 20 J5 5'2" wheels
1911 D1 4-4-0 15 D1 Superheated
1912 J21 0-6-0 10 J2 5'8" wheels - Superheated

Nigel Gresley 1911-1923

Class No.Built LNER Class
1911-21 J22 0-6-0T 110 J6 5'2" wheels - Superheated
1912-13 H2 2-6-0 10 K1 All rebuilt as K2
1912-21 J4 0-6-0 71 J3 All rebuilds of J5, 82 more rebuilt by LNER
1912-23 D3 4-4-0 46 D3 All rebuilds of D2, remaining 5 rebuilt by LNER
1913-19 O1 2-8-0 20 O1
1913-19 J23 0-6-0T 30 J51 All rebuilt by LNER to J50
1913-21 H3 2-6-0 65 K2 + 10 rebuilds from K1
1914 K2 0-8-0 1 Q3 Rebuild of K1 with same boiler as H3
1918 O2 2-8-0 1 O2 3-cylinder, 1st use of conjugated valve-gear
1920-5 H4 2-6-0 10 K3 Another 183 built by LNER
1921 O2 2-8-0 10 O2 3-cylinder. Another 56 built by LNER
1920-1 N2 0-6-2T 60 N2 Another 47 built by LNER
1922 J23 0-6-0T 10 J50 Another 62 built by LNER + 30 rebuilds from J51
1922 A1 4-6-2 2 A1 3 Cylinder. Another 50 built by LNER, including Flying Scotsman

Hull and Barnsley Railway

The H&BR was taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER) in 1922.

Class No.Built LNER Class
1884 B 0-6-0 20
1884 A 0-6-0T 12
1885 C 2-4-0 10
1886-9 K 0-4-0T 6
1889–1908 B 0-6-0 55 J23
1892 G2 0-6-0T 3 J80
1900 F3 0-6-2T 5 N11
1901 F2 0-6-2T 9 N12
1901-8 G3 0-6-0T 16 J75
1907 A 0-8-0 15 Q10
1910 J 4-4-0 5 D24
1911-2 L1 0-6-0 10 J28
1914 L 0-6-0 5 J28
1915 LS 0-6-0 5 J28
1913-4 F1 0-6-2T 10 N13

Metropolitan Railway

These three classes were taken into LNER stock on 1 November 1937. The other former Metropolitan locomotives were retained by London Transport, which had acquired all of them at its formation on 1 July 1933.[1]

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway

M&GN locomotives were taken into LNER stock in 1936.

North British Railway

This is not a complete list:

Thomas Wheatley 1867-74

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1867 0-4-0 2
1867-74 E 0-6-0 38 J84 20 rebuilt as saddle-tanks
1867-8 0-4-0 2 Y10
1867-9 0-6-0 26
1868-9 0-6-0 8 Rebuilds of earlier locos
1869 0-6-0 1 Rebuild of earlier loco
1869 2-4-0 2
1869-75 E 0-6-0 62 J31
1870-3 E 0-6-0ST 10 J85
1870-3 E 0-6-0ST 17 J86
1871 4-4-0 2
1872 0-4-0ST 2
1873 4-4-0 4
1873 P 2-4-0 8 E7
1873 2-4-0 2
1874 0-6-0ST 6

Dugald Drummond 1874-82

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1875-8 R 0-6-0T 25 J82
1876 2-2-2 2
1876-7 C 0-6-0 32 J32
1877 P 0-4-2T 6 G8 All rebuilt as 0-4-4T in 1881
1877-9 M 4-4-0 12 D27/D28
1879 P 4-4-0T 3 D50
1879-83 D 0-6-0 101 J34
1880-4 R 4-4-0T 30 D51

Matthew Holmes 1882-1903

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1882-9 G 0-4-0ST 38 Y9
1883-7 D 0-6-0 36 J33
1884 0-4-0ST 1
1884 M 4-4-0 6 D31
1886-7 N 4-4-0 12 D25
1886-8 P 0-4-4T 12 G7
1888–1900 C 0-6-0 168 J36
1890-5 M 4-4-0 24 D31
1894-6 N 4-4-0 24 D35 One rebuilt in 1919, became D36
1898-9 M 4-4-0 18 D31
1900-1 D 0-6-0T 40 J83
1903 K 4-4-0 12 D26

William Paton Reid 1903-19

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1905-19 F 0-6-0T 35 J88
1906-11 I 4-4-2 20 C10 Later rebuilt with superheaters to become C11
1906-13 B 0-6-0 76 J35
1906-7 K 4-4-0 12 D32
1909 M 0-4-4T 12 G9
1909-10 K 4-4-0 12 D33
1909-11 J 4-4-0 16 D29
1909-20 A 0-6-2T 6 N14 +30 built by LNER
1910-24 A 0-6-2T 69 N15
1911-13 M 4-4-2T 30 C15
1912-20 J 4-4-0 27 D30
1913-20 K 4-4-0 32 D34
1914-21 B 0-6-0 104 J37
1915-21 L 4-4-2T 21 C16

Walter Chalmers 1919-22

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1921 H 4-4-2 2 C11 Superheated - also 20 rebuilds from C10

The NBR's locomotive classification system is not very helpful because the same letter has been applied to several different classes. The North British Railway Study Group has developed its own classification system and a list can be found here [1]

North Eastern Railway

Edward Fletcher (1854-1883)

Alexander McDonnell (1883-1884)

Locomotive Committee (1884-1885)

Between A. McDonnell and T. W. Worsdell there was an interval during which the office was covered by a Locomotive Committee [4]. The Locomotive Committee was chaired by Henry Tennant [5].

Thomas William Worsdell (1885-1890)

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1886-92 A 2-4-2T 60 F8
1886-8 B1 0-6-2T 11 N8
1886-92 C 0-6-0 171 J21 compound, rebuilt simple 1901-11
1886-95 C1 0-6-0 30 J21
1886-8 D 2-4-0 2 D22 compound, rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1896, became class F
1886-95 E 0-6-0T 120 J71
1887-91 F 4-4-0 25 D22 compound, rebuilt simple 1895-1905
1887 F1 4-4-0 10 D22
1887-8 G1 2-4-0 20 D23 rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1900-4, became class G
1888-90 B 0-6-2T 51 N8 compound, rebuilt simple 1904-11
1888-97 H 0-4-0T 19 Y7
1888 H1 0-6-0T 2 J78 Crane tanks
1888-90 I 4-2-2 10 compound, rebuilt simple 1900-2, withdrawn 1920-2
1889-90 J 4-2-2 10 compound, rebuilt simple 18942, withdrawn 1920-2
1890 K 0-4-0T 5 Y8

Wilson Worsdell (1890-1910)

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1891-2 L 0-6-0T 10 J73
1891-3 964A 0-6-0T 15 replacement of 964 class
1892-3 M1 4-4-0 20 D17/1
1898 M/3CC 4-4-0 1 D19 3-cylinder compound rebuild of M1, prototype of the Smith compounding system
1893 N 0-6-2T 20 N9
1894–1901 O 0-4-4T 110 G5
1894-8 P 0-6-0 70 J24
1896 Q1 4-4-0 2 D18
1896-7 Q 4-4-0 30 D17/2
1897–1907 H2 0-6-0T 3 J79
1898–1902 P1 0-6-0 120 J25
1898-9 E1 0-6-0T 20 J72
1899-07 R 4-4-0 60 D20
1899–1909 S 4-6-0 40 B13
1900-1 S1 4-6-0 5 B14
1901-4 T 0-8-0 50 Q5
1902-3 U 0-6-2T 20 N10
1903-4 V 4-4-2 10 C6
1904-5 P2 0-6-0 50 J26
1906 4CC 4-4-2 2 C8 4 cylinder compound
1906-9 P3 0-6-0 80 J27
1907-11 T1 0-8-0 40 Q5
1907-8 W 4-6-0T 10 A6 rebuilt as 4-6-2T NER Class W1 1914-7
1908-9 R1 4-4-0 10 D21
1909-10 X 4-8-0T 10 T1
1910 V/09 4-4-2 10 C6
1910-11 Y 4-6-2T 20 A7

Vincent Raven (1910-1922)

Class No.Built LNER Class Notes
1911-13 S2 4-6-0 20 B15
1911-17 Z 4-4-2 50 C7
1913-21 T2 0-8-0 120 Q6
1913-22 D 4-4-4T 45 H1 rebuilt as 4-6-2T by LNER, became A8
1914-22 E1 0-6-0T 65 J72 Another 29 built by BR 1949-51
1919 T3 0-8-0 15 Q7
1919-23 S3 4-6-0 70 B16 32 more built by LNE
1921-2 P3 0-6-0 35 J27
1922-4 2400 4-6-2 5 A2

Electric locomotives

Locomotives built by the LNER

Gresley designs

Class No. built Post-1946 numbers Notes
1925 P1 2-8-2 2 P1
1925 U1 2-8-0+0-8-2 1 U1 9999 Garratt - for banking on Worsborough incline
1926 J38 0-6-0 35 J38 5900-5934
1926–1941 J39 0-6-0 289 J39 4700-4988
1927-35 D49 4-4-0 76 D49 2700–2775 Named after counties & hunts.
1928-35 A3 4-6-2 27 A3 35-112 +51 rebuilds of A1
1928–1937 B17 4-6-0 73 B17 1600–1672 Two were streamlined in "A4" style
1929 W1 4-6-4 1 W1 10000 experimental high pressure locomotive, later rebuilt in "A4" style.
1930-39 V1 2-6-2T 82 V1 7600-7681 63 later rebuilt as V3
1934-6 P2 2-8-2 6 P2 501-506 later streamlined - all rebuilt as A2/2 during 1941-4
1935-8 A4 4-6-2 34 A4 1-34 Streamlined
1936-44 V2 2-6-2 184 V2 800-983
1937-9 K4 2-6-0 5 K4 1993–1998 One later rebuilt by Thompson as K1
1939-40 V3 2-6-2T 10 V3 7682-7691 +63 rebuilds of V1 - larger boiler development of V1
1941 V4 2-6-2 2 V4 1700–1701 3-cylinder

Thompson designs

Peppercorn designs

Private manufacturers

Post-Nationalisation

British Railways continued to build LNER designs (the B1 and L1 classes in particular) immediately after Nationalisation. Remarkably, it even built a new series of shunting locomotives (J72 class) to a pre-Grouping design (of the North Eastern Railway). However, it was to be the Eastern Region that took the first of BR's new Standard locomotives, 70000 'Britannia', for its Great Eastern Main Line workings to Norwich in 1951.

BR built 396 locomotives to ex-LNER designs. One of these, the J72 Class was a North Eastern Railway design dating from 1898.

Class Numbers Power classification Wheel arrangement Number Built Dates Built
Peppercorn A1 60114-62 8P6F 4-6-2 49 1948-49
Peppercorn A2 60526-39 8P7F 4-6-2 14 1948
Thompson B1 61273-409 5MT 4-6-0 136 1948-52
J72 69001-28 2F 0-6-0T 28 1949-51
Thompson/Peppercorn K1 62001-70 6MT 2-6-0 70 1949-50
Thompson L1 67702-800 4MT 2-6-4T 99 1948-50

Withdrawal

Withdrawal of ex-LNER locomotives took place throughout the 1960s, with some of the once high-profile 'A4 Class' locomotives ending their lives on heavy freight trains in Scotland; a far cry from the glamorous express workings of the late 1930s.

External links

References

  1. ^ Goudie, Frank (1990). Metropolitan Steam Locomotives. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. pp. 46, 55, 59, 63–65. ISBN 1 85414 118 X. 
  2. ^ http://www.lner.info/locos/D/ner_38.shtml
  3. ^ http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j22.shtml
  4. ^ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, summer 1961 edition, part 4, page 58
  5. ^ http://www.lner.info/eng/tennant.shtml
Pre-grouping railway designs:
  • D38
  • D39
  • D40
  • D41
  • D42
  • D43
  • D44
  • D45
  • D46
  • D47
  • D48
  • G10
  • J90
  • J91
  • Z4
  • Z5
LNER designs:
Gresley (1923–1941):
Thompson (1941–1946):
Peppercorn (1946–1947):
Other designs: