NER 901 Class

NER 901 Class
Power type	Steam
Build date	1872-1882
Total produced	55
Rebuild date	1884-1885
Number rebuilt	55
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 1 in (4.90 m) engine 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) tender 37 ft 1 in (11.30 m) total
Axle load	14 long tons (14 t)
Locomotive weight	39.7 long tons (40.3 t)
Tender weight	29.4 long tons (29.9 t)
Locomotive & tender combined weight	69.6 long tons (70.7 t)
Boiler	4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) diameter
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.1 MPa)
Firegrate area	15.6 sq ft (1.45 m2)
Heating surface: Tubes	995 sq ft (92.4 m2)
Heating surface: Firebox	98 sq ft (9.1 m2)
Heating surface: Total	1,093 sq ft (101.5 m2)
Cylinders	2 (inside)
Cylinder size	17 × 24 in (430 × 610 mm) or 17+1⁄2 × 24 in (440 × 610 mm) 18 × 24 in (460 × 610 mm) rebuilt
Valve gear	Stephenson
Tractive effort	12,590 lbf (56.0 kN)
Career	North Eastern Railway London & North Eastern Railway
Retired	All retired by 1925
Disposition	1 preserved (No. 910), 54 scrapped

The NER 901 Class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway. Between 1872-1882 55 of the class were built for the NER.

From there introduction the 901 class 2-4-0's put in excellent service on the Newcastle-Edinburgh and Newcastle-York runs hauling 160-170 ton loads. During 1884 engines based at Gateshead depot were averaged 4,400 miles per month. Apart from minor instances of updating only two of the class underwent extensive rebuilding. More substantial modifications were made to the last of the Neilson-built engines. No. 933 which in 1907 was not only reboilered but converted into a 4-4-0 but was scrapped in 1914. It became one of 29 of the class withdrawn between 1913 and 1914 and, but for the onset of the first world war, the rest would have follow suit. Instead the curtailing of new construction led to a shortage of motive power and new work was found for the 901 class. Some were drafted on to the coastal line between Scarborough and Bridlington but the majority were stationed at Darlington. From here they worked passenger services over the Stainmore route to Kirkby Stephen,Penrith and Tebay. Darlington also kept them on as pilots. By 1923 only ten of the class remained and the now preserved No.910 was amongst the final five to be withdrawn from service.

Preservation

• Number 910 is preserved at the National Railway Museum.

Sources

• LNER Encyclopedia (see below)
• Classic British Steam Locomotives

External links

• LNER Encyclopedia

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