NER Class U

NER Class U
LNER Class N10
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Wilson Worsdell
Builder NER
Build date 1902
Total produced 20
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-2T
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Driver dia. 4 ft 7 14 in (1.403 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 18 12 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 21,904 lbf (97.43 kN)
Career
Operators North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Disposition None preserved

The NER Class U (LNER Class N10) was a class of 0-6-2 tank locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. It was designed by Wilson Worsdell and introduced in 1902.[1]

Use

The locomotives were used for shunting and on goods trains. All were fitted with Westinghouse brakes.

Numbering

The whole class was transferred from the NER to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923 and to British Railways (BR) in 1948. Numbers (where known) are shown below.[2]

NER LNER BR
1321 9090 69090
1667 9091 69091
1683 9092 69092
1697 9093 69093
1774 9094 69094
89 9095 69095
429 9096 69096
1109 9097 69097
1112 9098 69098
1132 9099 69099
1138 9100 69100
1148 9101 69101
1317 9102 69102
1706 9103 69103
1710 9104 69104
1699 9105 69105
1707 9106 69106
1711 9107 69107
1785 9108 69108
1716 9109 69109

Withdrawal

One locomotive was withdrawn in 1948 and the remainder were withdrawn between 1955 and 1962. None is preserved.

References

  1. http://www.lner.info/locos/N/n10.shtml
  2. British Railways Locomotives, part 4, page 52, Ian Allan, London, 1948
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