NER Class H
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | T. W. Worsdell |
| Build date | 1888-1923 |
| Configuration | 0-4-0T |
| Gauge | standard gauge |
| Driver size | 3' 6¼" |
| Locomotive weight | 22 tons 14 cwt |
| Fuel type | coal |
| Boiler pressure | 140 psi |
| Cylinders | two inside |
| Cylinder size | 14" x 20" |
| Tractive effort | 11,040 lbf |
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.
Introduced in 1888 by Thomas W. Worsdell, six were built in 1888. Their simple, bare design easily navigated the tight curves and poor quality track which they ran on. The Y7 proved so successful, that the NER ordered a further ten in 1891, three in 1897 and five by the LNER in 1923.
Due to their small size, these engines did not have a bunker as such. Hence, coal was often piled up on top of the side tanks. The Y7s shared their simple domeless boiler design with the J78 and J79 classes.
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[edit] Numbering
Two entered British Railways stock in 1948 and they became BR 68088 and 68089.
[edit] Preservation
Two have survived to preservation:
- NER No. 1310 of 1891 at the Middleton Railway
- LNER No. 985 (BR 68088) of 1923 at the North Norfolk Railway
[edit] Sources
- Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 46.
[edit] External links
- http://www.britishsteam.com/LNER/0-4-0/Y7_1310.php
- http://www.lner.info/locos/Y/y7.shtml
- http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/locos/e68088.htm
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