Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway

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.

In addition many locomotives were inherited from the NER's constituents, and also from subsequent acquisitions, which are not listed here.

Edward Fletcher (1854–1883)

Edward Fletcher was inherited from the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, one of the NER's constituents. There was very little standardization during his term of office, and only a few types are listed here.

Alexander McDonnell (1883–1884)

Alexander McDonnell moved from the Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland. However his policies proved unpopular with the drivers and he resigned after only one year in office.

Locomotive Committee (1884–1885)

Between A. McDonnell and T. W. Worsdell there was an interval during which the office was covered by a Locomotive Committee.^[16] The Locomotive Committee was chaired by Henry Tennant.^[17]

Thomas William Worsdell (1885–1890)

T. W. Worsdell was an enthusiast for compounding and many of his designs used the two-cylinder system of August von Borries, usually in conjunction with simple-expansion versions of the same engines for comparison. The compounds were mostly rebuilt as simple-expansion engines by his brother and successor Wilson Worsdell.

He introduced the system of class designations, starting with "A" for the first, and so on, and then adding a digit for later developments of each. This system was reorganized somewhat in 1914.

Image	Class	Type	Quantity	Manufacturer	Date	LNER Class	Notes
	A	2-4-2T	60	Gateshead Works	1886–92	F8	[21]
	B	0-6-2T	53	Gateshead Works (14) Darlington Works (39)	1888–90	—	[22] Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1904–11
	B1	0-6-2T	11	Darlington Works (10) Gateshead Works (1)	1886–88	N8	[23] Redesignated class B in 1914
	C	0-6-0	171	Gateshead Works (141) Darlington Works (30)	1886–92	—	[24][25] Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1901–11
	C1	0-6-0	30	Gateshead Works	1886–95	J21	[26] Simple version of “C”, redesignated class C in 1914
	D	2-4-0	2	Gateshead Works	1886–88	—	[27] Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as 4-4-0 simple in 1896, became class F1, then F
	E	0-6-0T	120	Darlington Works	1886–95	J71	[28]
	F	4-4-0	25	Gateshead Works	1887–91	—	[29] Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1895–1905
	F1	4-4-0	10	Gateshead Works	1887	D22	[30] Simple version of “F”, redesignated class F in 1914
	G	2-4-0	20	Darlington Works	1887–88	D23	[31] Rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1900–04, to become class G1, then G
	H	0-4-0T	19	Gateshead Works	1888–97	Y7	[32][33] Another 5 built by LNER at Darlington Works in 1923
	H1	0-6-0T	2	Gateshead Works	1888	J78	[34] Crane tanks, derived from class “H” 0-4-0s
	I	4-2-2	10	Gateshead Works	1888–90	—	[35] Two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1900–02, withdrawn 1920–22
	J	4-2-2	10	Gateshead Works	1889–90	—	[36] Larger than class “I”, two-cylinder compound, rebuilt as simple 1894–95, withdrawn 1920–22
	K	0-4-0T	5	Gateshead Works	1890	Y8	[37][38]

Wilson Worsdell (1890–1910)

Wilson Worsdell was the brother of his predecessor.

Image	Class	Type	Quantity	Manufacturer	Date	LNER Class	Notes
	964A	0-6-0T	15		1891–93	—	rebuilds of 964 class
	L	0-6-0T	10	Gateshead Works	1891–92	J73	[39]
	M	4-4-0	1	Gateshead Works	1893	D19	[40] Two-cylinder Worsdell-von Borries compound; rebuilt in 1898 as three-cylinder Smith compound; redesignated class “3CC” in 1914.
	M1	4-4-0	20	Gateshead Works	1892–93	D17/1	[41] "Rail Crushers." Redesignated class “M” in 1914
	N	0-6-2T	20	Darlington Works	1893	N9	[42]
	O	0-4-4T	110	Darlington Works	1894–1901	G5	[43]
	P	0-6-0	70	Gateshead Works (50) Darlington Works (20)	1894–98	J24	[44][45]
	P1	0-6-0	120	Gateshead Works (80) Darlington Works (40)	1898–1902	J25	[46][47]
	P2	0-6-0	50	Gateshead Works (20) Darlington Works (30)	1904–05	J26	[48][49]
	P3	0-6-0	80	Darlington Works (30) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (20) North British Locomotive Co. (20) Robert Stephenson & Co. (10)	1906–09	J27	[50][51] Another 25 built in 1921–22 (see below)
	Q	4-4-0	30	Gateshead Works	1896–97	D17/2	[52] Similar to class “M1”
	Q1	4-4-0	2	Gateshead Works	1896	D18	[53] Larger variant of class “Q” with 7-foot-7 1⁄4-inch (2.318 m) wheels
	H2	0-6-0T	3	Gateshead Works	1897–1907	J79	[54] Derived from class “H” 0-4-0T
	E1	0-6-0T	20	Darlington Works	1898–99	J72	[55] Another 55 built 1914–22 (see below)
	R	4-4-0	60	Gateshead Works	1899–07	D20	[56]
	R1	4-4-0	10	Darlington Works	1908–09	D21	[57]
	S	4-6-0	40	Gateshead Works	1899–1909	B13	[58][59]
	S1	4-6-0	5	Gateshead Works	1900–01	B14	[60][61]
	T	0-8-0	50	Gateshead Works	1901–04	Q5	[62]
	T1	0-8-0	40	Darlington Works	1907–11	Q5	[63]
	U	0-6-2T	20	Darlington Works	1902–03	N10	[64]
	V	4-4-2	10	Gateshead Works	1903–04	C6	[65]
	4CC	4-4-2	2	Gateshead Works	1906	C8	[66] Four-cylinder compound
	V/09	4-4-2	10	Darlington Works	1910	C6	[67]
	W	4-6-0T	10	Gateshead Works	1907–08	A6	[68] Passenger tanks, rebuilt as 4-6-2T (NER Class W1) during 1914–17
	X	4-8-0T	10	Gateshead Works	1909–10	T1	[69][70] For heavy shunting. Another 5 built by the LNER at Darlington Works in 1925.
	Y	4-6-2T	20	Darlington Works	1910–11	A7	[71] for heavy freight, derived from class “X”

Vincent Raven (1910–1922)

Vincent Raven was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the North Eastern Railway

Image	Class	Type	Quantity	Manufacturer	Date	LNER Class	Notes
	V2	4-4-2	50	North British Locomotive Co. (20) Darlington Works (30)	1911–17	C7	[72] Later redesignated class “Z”
	S2	4-6-0	20	Darlington Works	1911–13	B15	[73][74]
	D	4-4-4T	45	Darlington Works	1913-22	H1	[75] Rebuilt as 4-6-2T (1931–36), became LNER Class A8.
	T2	0-8-0	120	Darlington Works (70) Armstrong Whitworth (50)	1913–21	Q6	[76]
	E1	0-6-0T	55	Darlington Works (30) Armstrong Whitworth (25)	1914-22	J72	[77] Continuation of W. Worsdell design; another 10 built by the LNER at Doncaster Works in 1925; 28 built by BR at Darlington Works 1949–51
	W1	4-6-2T	10	Gateshead Works	1914-17	A6	Rebuild of W class
	T3	0-8-0	15	Darlington	1919	Q7	[78] Three-cylinder simple.
	S3	4-6-0	38	Darlington Works	1919–23	B16	[79][80] Another 32 built by the LNER
	P3	0-6-0	25	Darlington Works	1921–22	J27	[81] Continuation of W. Worsdell design. Another 10 built by the LNER in 1923.
	4.6.2	4-6-2	2	Darlington Works	1922–24	A2	[82] Another 3 built by the LNER in 1924

Electric locomotives

All built for 1500V DC overhead supply, except where noted.

Image	NER Nos.	Type	Quantity	Manufacturer	Date	Notes
	1–2	Bo-Bo	2	Gateshead / BTH / Brush	1905	[83] 600V DC. For Newcastle Quayside branch. Also equipped with 3rd rail pick-up.
	3–12	Bo-Bo	10	Darlington Works	1914–18	[84] For Newport – Shildon line. One later converted to LNER Class EB1.
	13	2-Co-2	1	Darlington Works	1922	[85] Prototype for main-line electrification. Never saw service.

Locomotives built to NER designs after 1922

Image	NER Class	LNER Class	Type	Quantity	Manufacturer	Date	Notes
	H	Y7	0-4-0T	5	Darlington Works	1923	[86]
	P3	J27	0-6-0	10	Darlington Works	1923
	S3	B16	4-6-0	32	Darlington Works	1923–24
	4.6.2	A2	4-6-2	3	Darlington Works	1924
	X	T1	4-8-0T	5	Darlington Works	1925	[70]
	E1	J72	0-6-0T	10	Doncaster Works	1925
	E1	J72	0-6-0T	28	Darlington Works	1948–51

Locomotives from constituent railways

This is a summary list. For further information, select the link to the constituent railway.

Stockton and Darlington Railway

The Stockton and Darlington Railway (SDR) was absorbed in 1863. The SDR contributed 157 locomotives to the NER stock and these initially kept their SDR numbers. From 1873, the SDR locomotives were renumbered, mostly by adding 1000.^[165]

Preserved locomotives

Image	NER No.	NER Class	Type	Manufacturer	Serial No.	Date	Notes
	1275	1001	0-6-0	Dübs & Co.	708	1874	Static exhibit; National Collection, York
	910	901	2-4-0	Gateshead Works		1875	Static exhibit; National Collection, Shildon
	1463	1463	2-4-0	Darlington Works		1885	Static exhibit; National Collection, Darlington Railway Centre and Museum
	876	C1	0-6-0	Gateshead Works		1889	BR: 65033; under restoration
	1310	H	0-4-0T	Gateshead Works		1891	Middleton Railway
	1621	M1	4-4-0	Gateshead Works		1893	Static exhibit; National Collection, York
	66	66	2-2-4T	Gateshead Works		1869/1902	Named “Aerolite”; static exhibit; National Collection, York.
	1	(ES1)	Bo-Bo	Gateshead / BTH / Brush		1905	Static exhibit; National Collection, Shildon
	2238	T2	0-8-0	Darlington Works		1918	BR: 63395; North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group
	901	T3	0-8-0	Darlington Works		1919	Static exhibit; National Collection, Darlington Railway Centre and Museum
Locomotives built to NER designs after 1922
	LNER 945	Y7 (NER H)	0-4-0T	Darlington Works		1923	At Beamish Museum, on loan from North Norfolk Railway
	LNER 2392	J27 (NER P3)	0-6-0	Darlington Works		1923	Owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group
	BR 69023	J72 (NER E1)	0-6-0T	Darlington Works	2151	1951	Renumbered 59 in the Eastern Region Departmental list. Owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group

See also

• LNER locomotive numbering and classification

References

• Baxter, Bertram (1986). Baxter, David, ed. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 5A: North Eastern Railway, Hull and Barnsley Railway. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing. ISBN 0-903485-54-0.
• Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Platt, E. N. T.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W. B. (March 1975). Fry, E. V., ed. Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 2B: Tender Engines—Classes B1 to B19. Lincoln: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-73-8.
• Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Tee, D. F.; Yeadon, W. B. (April 1968). Fry, E. V., ed. Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 4: Tender Engines—Classes D25 to E7. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-01-0.
• Fry, E. V., ed. (September 1966). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 5: Tender Engines—Classes J1 to J37. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-12-6.
• Boddy, M. G.; Brown, W. A.; Fry, E. V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Manners, F.; Neve, E.; Platt, E. N. T.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W. B. (June 1977). Fry, E. V., ed. Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., Part 9B: Tank Engines—Classes Q1 to Z5. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-41-X.

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