NER Class C

NER Class C
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 12 in)
Driver diameter 5 ft 1 14 in (1.556 m)
Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.1 MPa)
Cylinders 2 (compound)
High-pressure
cylinder size
18 × 24 in (460 × 610 mm)
Low-pressure
cylinder size
26 × 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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