NER 1463 Class

NER 1463 Class
NER 1463 Class
LNER Class E5
Power type Steam
Designer Henry Tennant
Builder NER Darlington (10) and Gateshead (10)
Build date 1885
Total produced 20
Rebuild date 1892-1896
Number rebuilt 20
Configuration 2-4-0
Leading wheel
diameter
4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Driver diameter 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Wheelbase 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) engine
12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) tender
38 ft 7 34 in (11.779 m) total
Axle load 15.7 long tons (16.0 t)
Locomotive weight 42.1 long tons (42.8 t)
Tender weight 32.1 long tons (32.6 t)
Locomotive & tender
combined weight
74.2 long tons (75.4 t)
Boiler 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) diameter
Boiler pressure 140 psi (0.97 MPa)
160 psi (1.1 MPa) rebuilt
Firegrate area 17.3 sq ft (1.61 m2)
Heating surface:
Tubes
1,026 sq ft (95.3 m2)
Heating surface:
Firebox
107 sq ft (9.9 m2)
Heating surface:
Total
1,133 sq ft (105.3 m2)
Cylinders 2 (inside)
Cylinder size 18 × 24 in (460 × 610 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Tractive effort 12,590 lbf (56.0 kN)
Career North Eastern Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
Retired 1926-1929
Disposition 1 preserved (No. 1463), 19 scrapped

The NER 1463 Class (LNER Class E5) was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway. The class was designed in 1884 by a locomotive committee, chaired by Henry Tennant, and built in 1885.[1]

Preservation

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