#0268
NER 901 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1872· class of 55 British 2-4-0 locomotives
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8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. North Eastern Railway 901 Class 2-4-0 locomotive at Locomotion, Shildon, Co. Durham. (3066267027): BazzaDaRambler· CC BY 2.0
- 2. NER 910 2-4-0 at Shildon: Murgatroyd49· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. NER 901 Class 2-4-0 locomotive No. 216: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 4. Another trip to the Railway Museum in York (1521462): Geoff Charles· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Another trip to the Railway Museum in York (1521469): Geoff Charles· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Another trip to the Railway Museum in York (1521470): Geoff Charles· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. GNR 1247 at Locomotion Shildon: Draco2008 from UK· CC BY 2.0
- 8. NER 2-4-0 No 910 (1875) Locomotion Shildon 29.06.2009 P6290018 (9989535666): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The NER 901 Class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway, designed by Edward Fletcher.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 154 years ago, in 1872.
- Served for 53 years (1872–1925).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1872–1882
- in service from
- 1872
- retired
- 1925
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 55
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company, Neilson and Company, Gateshead Works
- operators
- North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6953535, Wikipedia: NER 901 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.