The following is a list of locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway as of 31 December 1947. This date is significant because nationalisation of the Big Four occurred the next day, 1 January 1948. Thus this is the list of locomotives as inherited by British Railways. At this time there were approximately 6300 steam locomotives, four diesel electric shunters and one petrol mechanical shunter.
At the time, departmental stock carried numbers within the capital stock series, so are listed there.
The numbering at this time fully reflected the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme, which had grouped most classes into single number blocks. BR allocated numbers in March 1948 (in the meantime there were a few withdrawals and new construction). Most ex-LNER engines had 60000 added to their numbers, with a few exceptions.
In terms of locomotive taxonomy, the LNER had a superficially simple classification system that got a bit messy under close examination. Where it has been considered prudent therefore, subclasses have been identified rather than classes in order to link to the appropriate articles. The classifications given are the one in use at the time; i.e. reflects changes in classification up to that point but not subsequently.
Willie Yeadon gives full allocations for this date in his book LNER locomotive allocations: 1947: the last day (Irwell Press, 1989). This list is also repeated in the book LNER 150, and can be derived from Longworth.
Nos | Class | Wheel arrangement | No. in class | Notes |
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1–34 | A4 | 4-6-2 | 34 | |
35–67/69–112 | A3 | 4-6-2 | 77 | Formerly Class A1 |
68 | A10 | 4-6-2 | 1 | Formerly Class A1; rebuilt to Class A3 in 1948 |
113 | A1/1 | 4-6-2 | 1 | A1 rebuilt by Thompson |
500, 511–24 | A2/3 | 4-6-2 | 15 | Thompson design |
501–506 | A2/2 | 4-6-2 | 6 | P2 rebuilt by Thompson |
507–510 | A2/1 | 4-6-2 | 4 | Thompson design |
525 | A2 | 4-6-2 | 1 | Peppercorn design |
800–983 | V2 | 2-6-2 | 184 | |
1000–1273 | B1 | 4-6-0 | 274 | Thompson design |
1353–55/57–58 | B8 | 4-6-0 | 5 | ex-GCR 1A |
1360–97 | B7 | 4-6-0 | 38 | ex-GCR 9G; 10 built by LNER, Survivors renumbered by BR 61702-13 |
1400–68 | B16 | 4-6-0 | 69 | ex-NER S3; 32 built by LNER |
1469–70/75–76 | B9 | 4-6-0 | 4 | ex-GCR 8G |
1482/83/85/88 | B4 | 4-6-0 | 4 | ex-GCR Class 8F |
1497 | B3 | 4-6-0 | 1 | ex-GCR 9P |
1500–80 (with gaps) | B12 | 4-6-0 | 72 | ex-GER S69 |
1600–02/04–72 (with gaps) | B17 | 4-6-0 | 64 | |
1603/71 | B2 | 4-6-0 | 2 | B17 rebuilt by Thompson as two-cylinder |
1680–81/85–86/88–90 | B5 | 4-6-0 | 7 | ex-GCR Class 8 |
1699 | B13 | 4-6-0 | 1 | Formerly NER Class S; in departmental stock |
1700–01 | V4 | 2-6-2 | 2 | |
1720–94 | K2 | 2-6-0 | 75 | ex-GNR Class H2 |
1800–62/64–1992 | K3 | 2-6-0 | 192 | ex-GNR Class H4; 183 built by LNER |
1863 | K5 | 2-6-0 | 1 | K3 rebuilt by Thompson |
1993–96/98 | K4 | 2-6-0 | 5 | |
1997 | K1/1 | 2-6-0 | 1 | K4 rebuilt by Thompson as two-cylinder |
2000, 2116–2148 (with gaps) | D3 | 4-4-0 | 19 | |
2059–72 (with gaps) | D31 | 4-4-0 | 7 | ex-NBR Class M 4-4-0 |
2111–12 | D17 | 4-4-0 | 2 | ex-NER Class M1 |
2150–199 (with gaps) | D2 | 4-4-0 | 31 | ex-GNR Class D1 |
2203/05/07–09/14–15 | ex-GNR Class D1 | 4-4-0 | 7 | |
2225/27–35/38/40–43/46–49/51–52/55–56 | D41 | 4-4-0 | 22 | |
2260–62/64–65/67–69 | D40 | 4-4-0 | 18 | |
2300–09/11–15/17–20/22/24–25/29–30/32–33 | D9 | 4-4-0 | 26 | ex-GCR Class 11B |
2340–97 (with gaps) | D20 | 4-4-0 | 50 | ex-NER Class R |
2400–06/09–13 | D29 | 4-4-0 | 12 | ex-NBR J Class |
2417-32/34-42 | D30 | 4-4-0 | 25 | |
2443-54 | D32 | 4-4-0 | 10 | ex-NBR K Class |
2455-66 | D33 | 4-4-0 | 10 | |
2467–85/87–90/92–98 | D34 | 4-4-0 | 30 | |
2501–2538 (with gaps) | D15 | 4-4-0 | 13 | ex-GER Class D56 |
2510–2620 (with gaps) | D16 | 4-4-0 | 104 | ex-GER Class H88; 10 built by LNER. This is a bit complicated |
2650–59 | D10 | 4-4-0 | 10 | ex-GCR Class 11E |
2660–94 | D11 | 4-4-0 | 35 | ex-GCR Class 11F |
2700–67/69–75 | D49 | 4-4-0 | 75 | |
2768 | D | 4-4-0 | 1 | D49 rebuilt by Thompson as two-cylinder |
2780–97 | E4 | 2-4-0 | 18 | ex-GER Class T26 |
2808–85 (with gaps) | C1 | 4-4-2 | 17 | ex-GNR C1 (large boiler) |
2900–03/08–10/12/14–25 | C4 | 4-4-2 | 20 | ex-GCR Class 8B |
2933/37 | C6 | 4-4-2 | 2 | |
2954–95 (with gaps) | C7 | 4-4-2 | 14 | Ex-NER Class Z or V2 |
3000–3199 | O7 | 2-8-0 | 200 | Renumbered 90000–90100, 90422–90520 by BR |
3200–43 (with gaps) | Q4 | 0-8-0 | 34 | |
3250–3339 | Q5 | 0-8-0 | 77 | |
3340–3459 | Q6 | 0-8-0 | 120 | |
3460–3474 | Q7 | 0-8-0 | 15 | |
3475–86/88–89/91/93–94 | O3 | 2-8-0 | 17 | Formerly Class O1 |
3554 | O6 | 2-8-0 | 1 | Further 67 engines on loan to LMS; became BR 48705–72 |
3570–3920 (with gaps) | O4 | 2-8-0 | 278 | |
3571–3901 (with gaps) | O1 | 2-8-0 | 51 | O4 rebuilt by Thompson |
3921–3987 | ex-GNR Class O2 | 2-8-0 | 67 | 41 built by LNER |
4105–63 (with gaps) | J3 | 0-6-0 | 33 | ex-GNR Class J4 |
4109–67 (with gaps) | J4 | 0-6-0 | 8 | ex-GNR Class J5 |
4170–4279 | J6 | 0-6-0 | 110 | ex-GNR Class J22 |
4280–4453 | J11 | 0-6-0 | 174 | |
4460–4535 | J35 | 0-6-0 | 70 | |
4536–4639 | J37 | 0-6-0 | 104 | |
4640–74 | J19 | 0-6-0 | 35 | |
4675–99 | J20 | 0-6-0 | 25 | |
4700–4988 | J39 | 0-6-0 | 289 | |
5002–14 | J1 | 0-6-0 | 11 | ex-GNR Class J21 |
5015–23 | J2 | 0-6-0 | 9 | ex-GNR Class J21 |
5025–5123 | J21 | 0-6-0 | 83 | |
5126–5209 | J10 | 0-6-0 | 78 | |
5210–5346 | J36 | 0-6-0 | 123 | |
5350–5479 | J15 | 0-6-0 | 127 | |
5480–99 | J5 | 0-6-0 | 20 | ex-GNR Class J4 |
5500–89 | J17 | 0-6-0 | 89 | |
5600–44 | J24 | 0-6-0 | 34 | |
5645–5728 | J25 | 0-6-0 | 76 | |
5730–5779 | J26 | 0-6-0 | 50 | |
5780–5894 | J27 | 0-6-0 | 115 | ex-NER Class P3; 10 built by LNER |
5900–34 | J38 | 0-6-0 | 35 | |
6480/81 | ex-NER Class ES1 electric | Bo-Bo | 2 | Renumbered 26500–01 by BR |
6490–99 | EB1 electric | Bo-Bo | 10 | Renumbered 26502–11 by BR |
6701 | EM1 electric | Bo+Bo | 1 | Became British Rail Class 76; on loan to Nederlandse Spoorwegen; renumbered 26000 by BR |
6999 | EE1 electric | 2-Co-2 | 1 | Renumbered 26600 by BR; never used |
7093–94 | F7 | 2-4-2T | 2 | |
7097–7100 | F1 | 2-4-2T | 3 | |
7104–7113 | F2 | 2-4-2T | 9 | |
7114–50 | F3 | 2-4-2T | 15 | |
7151–87 | F4 | 2-4-2T | 37 | |
7188–7219 | F5 | 2-4-2T | 30 | |
7220–39 | F6 | 2-4-2T | 22 | first 2 reclassified as F5 during 1948 |
7240–7349 | G5 | 0-4-4T | 110 | |
7350–99 | C12 | 4-4-2T | 49 | ex-GNR Class C2 |
7400–39 | C13 | 4-4-2T | 40 | |
7440–51 | C14 | 4-4-2T | 12 | |
7452–81 | C15 | 4-4-2T | 30 | |
7482–7502 | C16 | 4-4-2T | 21 | |
7600–81 (with gaps) | V1 | 2-6-2T | 78 | |
in range 7600–81 (with gaps) | V3 | 2-6-2T | 14 | Formerly Class V1 |
8000–03 | DES1 diesel | 0-6-0DE | 4 | Became British Rail Class D3/9; renumbered 15000–03 by BR |
8004 | DES2 diesel | 0-6-0DE | 1 | Became British Rail Class D3/4; renumbered 15004 by BR |
8006–80 | J94 | 0-6-0ST | 74 | |
8081 | Y5 | 0-4-0ST | 1 | |
8082–83 | Y6 | 0-4-0Tram | 2 | |
8088–89 | Y7 | 0-4-0T | 2 | ex-NER Class H; 1 built by LNER |
8090–91 | Y8 | 0-4-0T | 2 | |
8092–8124 | Y9 | 0-4-0ST | 33 | |
8125–29 | Y4 | 0-4-0T | 5 | |
8130–53 | Y1 | 0-4-0VBT | 15 | plus another 9 in departmental stock |
8154–85 | Y3 | 0-4-0VBT | 28 | plus another 3 in departmental stock |
8186–87 | Y10 | 0-4-0VBT | 2 | |
8188–89 | Y11 | 0-4-0PM | 2 | |
8190–91 | Z4 | 0-4-2T | 2 | |
8192–93 | Z5 | 0-4-2T | 2 | |
8200–03 | J62 | 0-6-0ST | 4 | |
8204–10 | J63 | 0-6-0ST | 7 | |
8211–15 | J65 | 0-6-0ST | 4 | |
8216–26 | J70 | 0-6-0Tram | 11 | ex-GER Class C53 |
8230–8316 (with gaps) | J71 | 0-6-0T | 81 | |
8317/19 | J55 | 0-6-0ST | 2 | ex-GNR Class J16 |
8320–54 | J88 | 0-6-0T | 35 | |
8355–64 | J73 | 0-6-0T | 10 | |
8365 | J75 | 0-6-0T | 1 | |
8366/68 | J60 | 0-6-0T | 2 | |
8370–88 | J66 | 0-6-0T | 18 | ex-GER Class J66; plus 1 from Mersey Railway |
8390–8441 (with gaps) | J77 | 0-6-0T | 46 | |
8442–81 | J83 | 0-6-0T | 39 | |
8484/88–89 | J93 | 0-6-0T | 3 | |
8490–8628 (with gaps) | J67 | 0-6-0T | 45 | |
8491–8636 (with gaps) | J69 | 0-6-0T | 89 | |
8638–66 | J68 | 0-6-0T | 29 | |
8667–69 | J92 | 0-6-0CT | 3 | crane tank engines |
8670–8754 | J72 | 0-6-0T | 85 | ex-NER E1; 10 built by LNER |
8757–8889 | J52 | 0-6-0ST | 132 | ex-GNR Class J13 |
8890–8991 | J50 | 0-6-0T | 102 | ex-GNR J23; 62 built by LNER (30 rebuilt from J51) |
9000 | L1 | 2-6-4T | 1 | Thompson design; renumbered 67701–15 by BR |
9050–69 | L3 | 2-6-4T | 19 | |
9070–71 | L2 | 2-6-4T | 2 | |
9076–77 | M2 | 0-6-4T | 2 | |
9089 | N12 | 0-6-2T | 1 | |
9090–9109 | N10 | 0-6-2T | 20 | |
9110–19 | N13 | 0-6-2T | 10 | |
9120/24–25 | N14 | 0-6-2T | 3 | |
9126–9224 | N15 | 0-6-2T | 99 | |
9225–47 | N4 | 0-6-2T | 22 | |
9250–9370 | N5 | 0-6-2T | 121 | |
9371–9401 | N8 | 0-6-2T | 30 | |
9410–11/13–15/18–29 | N9 | 0-6-2T | 17 | |
9430–37/39-85 | ex-GNR Class N1 | 0-6-2T | 55 | |
9490-9596 | ex-GNR Class N2 | 0-6-2T | 107 | 47 built by LNER |
9600–9733 | N7 | 0-6-2T | 134 | |
9770–89 | A7 | 4-6-2T | 20 | |
9791–99 | A6 | 4-6-2T | 9 | |
9800–42 | A5 | 4-6-2T | 43 | |
9850–94 | A8 | 4-6-2T | 45 | Formerly Class H1 |
9900–05 | S1 | 0-8-4T | 6 | |
9910-22 | T1 | 4-8-0T | 13 | ex-NER Class X; 5 built by LNER |
9925–37 | Q1 | 0-8-0T | 13 | Thompson design |
9999 | U1 | 2-8-0+0-8-2 | 1 | |
10000 | W1 | 4-6-4 | 1 | Renumbered 60700 by BR |
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