NER Class N

NER Class N
LNER Class N9
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Wilson Worsdell
Build date 1893-1894
Total produced 20
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-2T
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 5 ft 1 14 in (1.556 m)
Fuel type coal
Boiler 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) diameter
NER diagram no. 67
Boiler pressure 160 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
Disposition None preserved

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.

Modifications

Most of the engines were modified by fitting larger water tanks. This increased the total capacity from 1371 gallons to 1630 gallons. 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

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

NER LNER BR
1617 9410 69410
1618 9411 69411
1640 9412 -
1641 9413 69413
1642 9414 69414
1643 9415 69415
1644 9416 -
1645 9417 -
1646 9418 69418
1647 9416 69419
1648 9420 69420
1649 9421 69421
1650 9422 69422
1651 9423 69423
1652 9424 69424
1653 9425 69425
1654 9426 69426
1655 9427 69427
383 9428 69428
1705 9429 69429

Withdrawal

Withdrawals took place between 1946 and 1955. None is 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.
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