NER Class B1

what is it?

The NER B and B1 Classes (later London and North Eastern Railway [LNER] Classes N8) were two classes of 0-6-2 tank locomotives designed by Thomas William Worsdell for heavy freight and mineral on the North Eastern Railway, introduced in 1886. They were tank engine versions of the NER C1 Class 0-6-0, using both simple expansion (Class B1) and also the von Borries configuration for two-cylinder compound locomotives (Class B). Both types were later rebuilt using superheated steam and the compounds were also rebuilt as simple expansion locomotives, and eventually formed a single class (albeit with variations in dimensions).

base stats

• built 62made in total

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 140 years ago, in 1886.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1886–1890

retired

1956

status

retired

number built

62

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Darlington Works

designer

Thomas William Worsdell

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-2

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.