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 famous 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.
Including the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
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1B | 2-4-0 | 5 | 1868 | (none) | ||
4 | 0-4-0ST | 2 | Manning Wardle | 1883 | Y2 | Manning Wardle Class H |
6B | 4-4-0 | 27 | 1877–80 | D12 | ||
172 | 0-6-0 | 1 | 1861 | (none) | acquired from the South Yorkshire Railway | |
15 | 2-4-0 | 4 | 1865 | (none) | Built for the Sardinian Railway | |
6C | 0-6-0 | 62 | Gorton Works | 1880–85 | J12 | |
12 | 2-4-0 | 10 | Gorton Works | 1873 | (none) | |
12A | 2-4-0 | 28 | 1875–85 | (none) | ||
12AT | 2-4-0T | 8 | Gorton Works | 1881 | E8 | |
12AM | 2-4-0T | 6 | Gorton Works | 1881 | (none) | rebuild from 12AT |
7 | 0-6-0T | 6 | 1885 | (none) | ||
23 | 0-6-0 | 50 | 1861-1867 | (none) | ||
4 | 0-6-0ST | 1 | Manning Wardle | 1873 | J69/1 | Acquired 1876 |
18 | 0-6-0 | 68 | 1869–73 | (none) | Twenty rebuilt as tank engine 1902–05 | |
18 Converted | 0-6-0ST | 20 | 1869–71 | J58 | Rebuilt from tender engines 1902–05 | |
18A | 0-6-0 | 7 | Gorton Works | 1871 | (none) | |
18T | 0-6-0ST | 41 | 1871–81 | J59 | ||
14 | 2-2-2 | 12 | 1882-1883 | (none) |
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
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2 | 4-4-0 | 25 | Kitson & Co. (13) Gorton Works (12) | 1887–1892 | D7 | |
3 | 2-4-2T | 39 | 1889–1892 | F1 | ||
6AI | 0-6-0 | 12 | 1888 | J8 | ||
6D | 2-4-0 | 3 | Gorton Works | 1887 | E2 | |
6DB | 4-4-0 | 3 | Gorton Works | 1888 | D8 | |
9 | 0-6-0 | 6 | Gorton Works | 1888–89 | J13 | |
9A | 0-6-2T | 55 | 1889–92 | N4 | ||
9B & 9E | 0-6-0 | 31 | Neilson & Co. (25) ? (6) | 1891–95 | J9 | |
9C & 9F | 0-6-2T | 129 | 1891–1901 | N5 | Includes two acquired with Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway | |
9D, 9H & 9M | 0-6-0 | 124 | 1892–1902 | J10 |
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
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2A | 4-4-0 | 6 | Gorton Works | 1887–1892 | D7 | |
5 | 0-6-0ST | 12 | Gorton Works | 1897 | J62 | |
9G | 2-4-2T | 10 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1896 | F2 | |
11 | 4-4-0 | 6 | Gorton Works | 1894–95 | D5 | |
11A | 4-4-0 | 33 | Gorton Works (13) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (20) | 1897–99 | D6 | |
15 | 2-6-0 | 20 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 1899 | (none) | |
13 | 4-2-2 | 6 | 1900 | X4 |
see John G. Robinson
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | 1946 LNER nos. | Notes |
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8C | 4-6-0 | 2 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1903–04 | B1 | 1479–80 | later LNER Class B18 |
1 | 4-6-0 | 6 | Gorton Works | 1912–13 | B2 | 1490–93 | "Sir Sam Fay" class; later LNER Class B19 |
9P | 4-6-0 | 6 | Gorton Works | 1917–20 | B3 | 1494–99 | "Lord Faringdon" class |
8F | 4-6-0 | 10 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1906 | B4 | 1481–89 | "Immingham" class |
8 | 4-6-0 | 14 | Neilson & Co. (6) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (8) | 1902–04 | B5 | 1678–90 | "Fish Engines" |
8N | 4-6-0 | 3 | Gorton Works | 1918–21 | B6 | 1346–48 | |
9Q | 4-6-0 | 38 | Gorton Works (23) Vulcan Foundry (10) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (5) | 1921–23 | B7 | 1360–97 | Known as both the "Black Pigs" and the "Colliers' Friends" |
1A | 4-6-0 | 11 | Gorton Works | 1913–15 | B8 | 1349–59 | "Glenalmond" class |
8G | 4-6-0 | 10 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1906 | B9 | 1469–78 | |
8B/8J | 4-4-2 | 27 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. (7) North British Loco. Co. (12) Gorton Works (8) | 1903–06 | C4 | 2900–25 | |
8D/8E | 4-4-2 | 4 | Gorton Works | 1905–06 | C5 | 2895–98 | [1] Three-cylinder compounds |
11B/11C/11D | 4-4-0 | 40 | Sharp, Stewart & Co. (30) Vulcan Foundry (10) | 1901–04 | D9 | 2300–33 | |
11E | 4-4-0 | 10 | Gorton Works | 1913 | D10 | 2650–59 | "Director" class |
11F | 4-4-0 | 35 | Armstrong Whitworth (12) Gorton Works (11) Kitson & Co. (12) | 1919–24 | D11 | 2660–94 | "Improved Director" class |
9J | 0-6-0 | 174 | Neilson, Reid & Co. (49) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (25) Gorton Works (70) Vulcan Foundry (15) Yorkshire Engine Co. (15) | 1901–10 | J11 | 4280–4453 | |
8K | 2-8-0 | 126 | Gorton Works (56) Kitson & Co. (20) North British Loco. Co. (50) | 1911–14 | O4 | 3570–3900 | Another 521 built for the government, of which 276 later came to the LNER. 58 converted to “O1” between 1944 and 1949 |
8M | 2-8-0 | 19 | Gorton Works | 1918–21 | O5 | 3902–3920 | All eventually converted to "O4" |
8A | 0-8-0 | 89 | Gorton Works (35) Kitson & Co. (51) Neilson, Reid & Co. (3) | 1902–11 | Q4 | 3200–43, 9925–37 | 13 converted to tanks by LNER (class Q1) 1942–45 |
9N | 4-6-2T | 21 | Gorton Works | 1911–17 | A5 | 9800–20 | 24 more built by LNER 1923–26 |
9K | 4-4-2T | 40 | Gorton Works (28) Vulcan Foundry (12) | 1903–05 | C13 | 7400–39 | |
9L | 4-4-2T | 12 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1907 | C14 | 7440–51 | |
4 | 0-6-0ST | 1 | Hudswell Clarke | 1909 | J69/1 | — | [2] Acquired 1911 |
5A | 0-6-0T | 7 | Gorton Works | 1906–14 | J63 | 8204–10 | [3] |
1B | 2-6-4T | 20 | Gorton Works | 1914–17 | L1 | 9050–69 | [4] LNER class L3 from 1945; first standard gauge locomotive of its wheel arrangement in Britain |
8H | 0-8-4T | 4 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1907–08 | S1 | 9900–05 | [2] Two more built by LNER in 1932 |
There were also 3 steam rail cars built in 1904–1905. These were withdrawn in 1914.
The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway was absorbed by the Great Central Railway on 1 January 1907. All LD&ECR locomotives were built by Kitson & Co.
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
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A | 0-6-2T | 18 | 1895–1900 | N6 | [5] LDEC Nos. 1–8, 19–28. Five more that had been ordered were sold by Kitson's to the Hull and Barnsley Railway |
B | 0-6-0T | 4 | 1897 | J60 | [6] LDEC Nos. 9–12 |
C | 0-4-4T | 6 | 1897–1898 | G3 | [7] LDEC Nos. 13–18 |
D | 0-6-4T | 9 | 1904–06 | M1 | [8] LDEC Nos. 29–34, A1–A3; GCR 1148–1153, 1145–47 |
In 1923 the Great North of Scotland Railway passed on a total of 122 locomotives, 100 4-4-0 tender locomotives and 22 tank engines, all capable of being used on either passenger or goods trains, to the LNER. [9]
Locomotive superintendent | GNoSR Class | LNER class | Quantity Built | Passed to LNER | Wheel arrangement | Manufacturer | Date introduced | Date withdrawn | Notes | |
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William Cowan (1857–83) | K | D47/2 | 6 | 3 | 4-4-0 | Neilson & Co. | 1866 | 1921–25 | [10] | |
L | D47/1 | 6 | 6 | 4-4-0 | Neilson & Co. | 1876 | 1924–26 | [11] | ||
M | D45 | 9 | 9 | 4-4-0 | Neilson & Co. | 1878 | 1925–32 | [11] | ||
C | D39 | 3 | 3 | 4-4-0 | Neilson & Co. | 1879 | 1925–27 | [11] | ||
James Manson (1883–90) | A | D44 | 6 | 6 | 4-4-0 | Kitson & Co. | 1884 | 1924–32 | [12] | |
G | D48 | 3 | 3 | 4-4-0 | Kitson & Co. | 1885 | 1928–34 | [12] | ||
D | J90 | 6 | 6 | 0-6-0T | Kitson & Co. | 1884 | 1932–36 | [13] | ||
E | J91 | 3 | 3 | 0-6-0T | Kitson & Co. | 1885 | 1931–34 | [13] | ||
N | D46 | 2 | 2 | 4-4-0 | GNSR Kittybrewster | 1887 | 1932–36 | [14] | ||
O | D42 | 9 | 9 | 4-4-0 | Kitson & Co. | 1888 | 1935–46 | [15] | ||
P | D43 | 3 | 3 | 4-4-0 | R. Stephenson & Co. | 1890 | 1936–38 | [16] | ||
Q | D38 | 3 | 3 | 4-4-0 | R. Stephenson & Co. | 1890 | 1931–38 | [16] | ||
James Johnson (1890–94) | R | G10 | 9 | 9 | 0-4-4T | Neilson & Co. | 1893 | 1937–47 | [17] | |
S | D41 | 6 | 6 | 4-4-0 | Neilson & Co. | 1893 | 1947– | [18] | ||
William Pickersgill (1894–1914) | T | D41 | 26 | 26 | 4-4-0 | Neilson & Co. | 1895–98 | 1946– | [19] | |
V | D40 | 5 | 13 | 4-4-0 | Neilson & Co. | 1899–1900 | 1946– | Ten were ordered, five sold to the SE&CR [20] | ||
V | D40 | 8 | 4-4-0 | GNSR Inverurie | 1910–15 | 1947– | [21] | |||
Thomas E. Heywood (1914–23) | Y | Z5 | 2 | 2 | 0-4-2T | Manning Wardle | 1915 | [22] | ||
X | Z5, later Z4 | 2 | 2 | 0-4-2T | Manning Wardle | 1915 | [22] | |||
F | D40 | 6 | 8 | 4-4-0 | North British Loco. Co. | 1920 | Named [23] | |||
F | D40 | 2 | 4-4-0 | GNSR Inverurie | 1921 | Named [23] |
From its formal establishment in 1885 to the time that it was taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER) in 1922, the CME of the H&BR was Matthew Stirling, who, like his father and uncle, built locomotives with domeless boilers.
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
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A | 0-6-0T | 12 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1884 | — | |
B | 0-6-0 | 20 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1884 | — | |
C | 2-4-0 | 10 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1885 | — | |
K | 0-4-0WT | 6 | Kitson & Co. | 1886–89 | — | |
B | 0-6-0 | 55 | Kitson & Co. (36) Vulcan Foundry (4) Yorkshire Engine Co. (15) | 1889–1908 | J23 | |
G2 | 0-6-0T | 3 | R. Stephenson & Co. | 1892 | J80 | |
F1 | 0-6-2T | 5 | Kitson & Co. | 1900 | N11 | Ordered by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway |
F2 | 0-6-2T | 9 | Kitson & Co. | 1901 | N12 | |
G3 | 0-6-0T | 16 | Yorkshire Engine Co. (6) Kitson & Co. (10) | 1901–08 | J75 | |
A | 0-8-0 | 15 | Yorkshire Engine Co. | 1907 | Q10 | |
J | 4-4-0 | 5 | Kitson & Co. | 1910 | D24 | |
L1 | 0-6-0 | 10 | Kitson & Co. | 1911–12 | J28 | |
L | 0-6-0 | 5 | Yorkshire Engine Co. | 1914 | J28 | |
LS | 0-6-0 | 5 | Kitson & Co. | 1915 | J28 | |
F3 | 0-6-2T | 10 | Hawthorn Leslie | 1913–14 | N13 |
Three classes (the G, H and K 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. [24]
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
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A | 4-4-0T | 40 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1864–70 | — | |
B | 4-4-0T | 20 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1879–85 | — | |
C | 0-4-4T | 4 | Neilson & Co. | 1891 | — | |
D | 2-4-0T | 6 | Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 1915 | — | |
E | 0-4-4T | 7 | Hawthorne Leslie (4), Neasden Works (3) | 1896–1901 | — | |
F | 0-6-2T | 4 | Yorkshire Engine Co. | 1915 | — | |
G | 0-6-4T | 4 | Yorkshire Engine Co. | 1915 | M2 | |
H | 4-4-4T | 8 | Kerr, Stuart & Co. | 1920–21 | H2 | |
K | 2-6-4T | 6 | Armstrong Whitworth | 1925 | L2 | Similar to the SECR K Class; designed by R.E.L. Maunsell |
M&GN locomotives were taken into LNER stock on 1 October 1936.
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
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M&GN Class A | 4-4-2T | 3 | Melton Constable Works | 1904–1910 | C17 | M&GN Nos. 41, 20, 9 |
M&GN Class C | 4-4-0 | 40 | Sharp, Stewart & Co. (33) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (7) | 1894–1899 | D52/D53/D54 | LNER class based on firebox variations |
M&GN Class D | 0-6-0 | 16 | Neilson & Co. (8) Kitson & Co. (8) | 1896-1899 | J40/J41 | J41 was a rebuilt D Class while J40 was not rebuilt |
M&GN Shunting Class | 0-6-0T | 9 | Melton Constable Works | 1897–1905 | J93 |
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | Post-1946 numbers | Notes |
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A1 | 4-6-2 | 50 | Doncaster Works North British Loco. Co. | 1922–25 | 44–83, 103–112 | Rebuilt as A3's |
A3 | 4-6-2 | 27 | Doncaster Works | 1928–35 | 35–43, 84–101 | |
A4 | 4-6-2 | 35 | Doncaster Works | 1935–38 | 1–34 | Streamlined |
B17 | 4-6-0 | 73 | North British Loco. Co. (10) Darlington Works (52) R. Stephenson & Co. (11) | 1928–37 | 1600–1672 | [25] Two were streamlined in "A4" style |
D49 | 4-4-0 | 76 | Darlington Works | 1927–35 | 2700–2775 | Named after counties & hunts. |
J38 | 0-6-0 | 35 | Darlington Works | 1926 | 5900–5934 | |
J39 | 0-6-0 | 289 | Darlington Works (261) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (28) | 1926–41 | 4700–4988 | |
K4 | 2-6-0 | 6 | Darlington Works | 1937–39 | 1993–1998 | One later rebuilt by Thompson as K1 |
P1 | 2-8-2 | 2 | Doncaster Works | 1925 | — | |
P2 | 2-8-2 | 6 | Doncaster Works | 1934–36 | 501–506 | later streamlined – all rebuilt as A2/2 during 1943–44 |
U1 | 2-8-0+0-8-2 | 1 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 1925 | 9999 | Garratt – for banking on Worsborough incline |
V1 | 2-6-2T | 82 | Doncaster Works | 1930–39 | 7600–7681 | 63 later rebuilt as V3 |
V2 | 2-6-2 | 184 | Doncaster Works Darlington Works | 1936–44 | 800–983 | Three-cylinder; four rebuilt as A2/2 4-6-2's |
V3 | 2-6-2T | 10 | Doncaster Works | 1939-40 | 7682–7691 | +63 rebuilds of V1 – larger boiler development of V1 |
V4 | 2-6-2 | 2 | Doncaster Works | 1941 | 1700–1701 | Three-cylinder |
W1 | 4-6-4 | 1 | Darlington Works | 1929 | 10000 | experimental high pressure locomotive, later rebuilt in "A4" style. |
Image | Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | Post 1946 numbers | Notes |
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A1/1 | 4-6-2 | 1 | Doncaster Works | 1945 | 113 | Rebuild of LNER Gresley Class A1 Great Northern | |
A2/2 | 4-6-2 | 6 | Doncaster Works | 1943-44 | 501–506 | Rebuilds of Gresley P2 2-8-2 | |
A2/1 | 4-6-2 | 4 | Darlington Works | 1944 | 507–510 | Derived from Gresley V2 2-6-2 design. | |
A2/3 | 4-6-2 | 15 | Doncaster Works | 1946–47 | 500, 511–524 | ||
B1 | 4-6-0 | 274 | Darlington Works North British Loco. Co. Vulcan Foundry | 1942–52 | 1000–1273 | [26] Another 136 (Nos.61274–61409) built by BR | |
B2 | 4-6-0 | 9 | Doncaster Works | 1945–49 | [27] Rebuilds of Gresley Class B17 | ||
K1 | 2-6-0 | 1 | Darlington Works | 1945 | 1997 | Rebuild of Gresley Class K4 Mogul | |
K5 | 2-6-0 | 1 | Doncaster Works | 1945 | 1841 | Rebuild of Gresley Class K3 Mogul | |
O1 | 2-8-0 | 58 | Gorton Works | 1944 | Rebuilds of Robinson Class O4 | ||
L1 | 2-6-4T | 1 | Darlington Works | 1945 | 7701 | Another 99 built by BR 1949–50 | |
Q1 | 0-8-0T | 13 | Gorton Works | 1942–45 | 9925–9937 | Rebuilds of Robinson Class Q4 Tender Engines |
Class | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | Number | Notes |
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A2 | 4-6-2 | 1 | Doncaster Works | 1947 | 525 | 14 more built by BR 1948 |
Another A1, "Tornado" has been built by subscription among LNER (and other) locomotive enthusiasts, and came into service in 2008. In total it cost £3 million. Again under the chairmanship of Mark Allatt, the team is (2014) now raising funds most successfully to build another Gresley P2 2-8-2 of the "Cock O'the North" Class, to be called "Prince of Wales". Both new steam locomotives are the product of a restored railway works in Darlington.
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 | Wheel arrangement | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | Numbers | Notes |
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Peppercorn A1 | 4-6-2 | 49 | Doncaster Works (26) Darlington Works (23) | 1948-49 | 60114–162 | |
Peppercorn A2 | 4-6-2 | 14 | Doncaster Works | 1948 | 60526–539 | |
Thompson B1 | 4-6-0 | 136 | North British Loco. Co.(106) Gorton Works (10) Darlington Works (20) | 1948–52 | 61273–409 | [26] |
J72 | 0-6-0T | 28 | Darlington Works | 1949–51 | 69001–28 | NER Class E1 |
Thompson/Peppercorn K1 | 2-6-0 | 70 | North British Loco. Co. | 1949–50 | 62001–70 | |
Thompson L1 | 2-6-4T | 99 | Darlington Works (29) North British Loco. Co. (35) R. Stephenson & Hawthorns (35) | 1948–50 | 67702–800 |
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.
Several of the many LNER locomotives have been preserved. (Numbers given are those currently carried: many locomotives have carried a range of numbers during their active and preserved careers).
† denotes name given only in preservation.
The Great Eastern Railway (GER) Class S69, also known as 1500 Class, and later classified B12 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed to haul express passenger trains from London Liverpool Street station along the Great Eastern Main Line. Originally they were designed by S. D. Holden, but were much rebuilt, resulting in several subclasses.
The North Eastern Railway Class T2, classified as Class Q6 by the LNER, is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive designed for heavy freight, especially for hauling long coal trains to various collieries in the North Eastern region of the UK, with a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour. 120 were built at Darlington Works and Armstrong Whitworth between 1913 and 1921 to the design of Vincent Raven, based on the NER Class T and T1. The batch of fifty built by Armstrong Whitworth from 1919 were A-W's first locomotives to be built, after the conversion of their Scotswood works from ordnance to peacetime production.
The GER Class L77, LNER Class N7, is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives. They were designed by Alfred John Hill of the Great Eastern Railway and introduced in 1915. The design was perpetuated by Nigel Gresley of the LNER after the 1923 grouping. 134 were built and one example is preserved.
A number of different numbering and classification schemes were used for the locomotives owned by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and its constituent companies. This page explains the principal systems that were used. The following abbreviations for the constituent companies are used on this page:
The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class N2 is an 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley and introduced in 1920. Further batches were built by the London and North Eastern Railway from 1925. They had superheaters and piston valves driven by Stephenson valve gear.
The Great Northern Railway (GNR) Class O2 was a class of three-cylinder 2-8-0 steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for freight work and built by the GNR from 1921. Further examples were built by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) from 1924.
The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class H, classified as Class Y7 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a class of 0-4-0T steam locomotives designed for shunting.
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.
The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven for the North Eastern Railway. Two were built by the NER in 1922 before the grouping and another three by the LNER in 1924. Their LNER numbers were 2400–2404. All five locomotives were named by the LNER.
The NER 901 Class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway, designed by Edward Fletcher. Between 1872 and 1882 55 of the class were built for the NER.
The M&GN Class C was a class of 4-4-0 steam tender locomotives of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.
The Great Northern Railway Class H2 and H3 was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed for mixed-traffic work.
The Great Central Railway (GCR) Class 8A was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive built between 1902 and 1911 for handling heavy coal trains over the Pennines. They all passed to the LNER in 1923, who redesignated them Class Q4. They were withdrawn from service between 1934 and 1951.
The NER 38 Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by Alexander McDonnell for the North Eastern Railway. Twenty-eight were built in 1884–5, and remained in service until 1915–23.
The locomotives of the Great North of Scotland Railway were used by the Great North of Scotland Railway to operate its lines in the far north-east of the country. The railway opened in 1854 with just five 2-4-0 steam locomotives, and from 1862 it used 4-4-0 exclusively as the wheel arrangement for its tender locomotives. When it expanded by amalgamation in 1866, it inherited some locomotives from these companies. It purchased most of its locomotives, although building a small number itself, two at its first works at Kittybrewster, and ten later at Inverurie Locomotive Works.
The North Eastern Railway was formed by merger in 1854 and merged into the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923. Between those dates five men held the post of Locomotive Superintendent.
The Great Northern Railway Class A1 1470 Great Northern was the first of 52 A1 class locomotives. It has also represented three distinct stages in the history of the British 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley for the Great Northern Railway (GNR), a constituent company of the London and North Eastern Railway before the amalgamation of 1923, for which they became a standard design. Eventually Great Northern was completely rebuilt as Class A1/1.
The NER Class V was a class of twenty steam locomotives of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement. They were designed by Wilson Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway (NER) as express passenger locomotives.
The NER Class Z was an 4-4-2 "Atlantic" class of locomotives designed by Vincent Raven. It was introduced in 1911.