NER Class N

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NER Class N
LNER Class N9
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Wilson Worsdell
Build date1893-1894
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-2T
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1+14 in (1.556 m)
Fuel typecoal
Boiler4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) diameter
NER diagram no. 67
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.1 MPa)
Cylinders two inside
Cylinder size 19 in × 26 in (480 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 20,840 lbf (92.7 kN)
Career
Operators North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
DispositionAll scrapped

The NER Class N (LNER Class N9) was a class of 0-6-2 tank locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. It was designed by Wilson Worsdell and introduced in 1893.

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Modifications

Most of the engines were modified by fitting larger water tanks. This increased the total capacity from 1,371 to 1,630 imp gal (6,230 to 7,410 L; 1,647 to 1,958 US gal). Three engines still had their original tanks at the 1923 Grouping.

Air brakes were fitted to 10 locomotives between 1900 and 1923. The same engines received vacuum brakes as well, between 1928 and 1931. [1]

Use

The N9s were used on local goods trains.

Numbering

Seventeen locomotives passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers are shown in the table below. [2]

NERLNERBR
1617941069410
1618941169411
16409412-
1641941369413
1642941469414
1643941569415
16449416-
16459417-
1646941869418
16479416 69419
1648942069420
1649942169421
1650942269422
1651942369423
1652942469424
1653942569425
1654942669426
1655942769427
383942869428
1705942969429

Withdrawal

Withdrawals took place between 1946 and 1955. None were preserved.

References

  1. "The W.Worsdell N9 (NER Class N) 0-6-2T Locomotives". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia.
  2. British Railways Locomotives, part 4. London: Ian Allan. 1948. p. 53.