| NER Class E LNER Class J71 |
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| No. 8292 at Normanton Locomotive Depot 1947 | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | T.W. Worsdell |
| Build date | 1886-1895 |
| Total produced | 120 |
| Configuration | 0-6-0T |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Driver diameter | 4 ft 7 1⁄4 in (1.403 m) |
| Wheelbase | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
| Length | 28 ft 8 3⁄4 in (8.757 m) |
| Axle load | 13.2 long tons (13.4 t) |
| Locomotive weight | 37.6 long tons (38.2 t) |
| Fuel type | coal |
| Fuel capacity | 1.25 long tons (1.27 t) |
| Water capacity | 690 imp gal (3,100 l; 830 US gal) |
| Boiler pressure | 140 psi (0.97 MPa) |
| Firegrate area | 11.3 sq ft (1.05 m2) |
| Cylinders | two inside |
| Cylinder size | 16 × 22 in (410 × 560 mm) last 20 built with 163⁄4 × 22 in (430 × 560 mm) |
| Tractive effort | 12,130 lbf (54.0 kN) |
| Locomotive brakes | Steam |
| Train brakes | Some fitted with vacuum for passenger use |
| Career | North Eastern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway, British Rail |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class E, classified as Class J71 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), was a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotive designed by T.W. Worsdell. They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear and were the basis for the later NER Class E1 (LNER Class J72).
Eighty-one of them passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 68230-68316 (with gaps).
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