- NER Class C
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NER Class C Power type Steam Designer T.W. Worsdell Builder NER Gateshead and Darlington Build date 1886-1894 Total produced 171 Rebuild date 1901-1913 (Class C compounds converted to Class C1) Configuration 0-6-0 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Driver diameter 5 ft 1 1⁄4 in (1.556 m) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.1 MPa) Cylinders 2 (compound) High-pressure
cylinder size18 × 24 in (460 × 610 mm) Low-pressure
cylinder size26 × 24 in (660 × 610 mm) Valve gear Joy (slide valves) Tractive effort 16,952 lbf (75.41 kN) Career NER Class C Number in class 171 Retired 1901-1913 Disposition no Class Cs preserved, 1 Class C1 preserved. These engines were designed to fill in the need for goods engines on the North Eastern Railway, and were built from 1886-1894. However, issues with reliability and fuel consumption led to all 171 being rebuilt to the simpler Class C1 class.
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Categories:- North Eastern Railway locomotives
- 0-6-0 locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1886
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