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NER Class T3
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Darlington Works· from 1919· class of 15 British 0-8-0 locomotives
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. LNER Q7 0-8-0 901 (1919) Head of Steam, Darlington 30.06.2009 P6300110 (10192857226): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
- 2. LNER Q7 0-8-0 901 (1919) Head of Steam, Darlington 30.06.2009 P6300108 (10192857496): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
- 3. North Eastern Railway T3 (LNER Q7) 0-8-0 No. 901 (built 1919): KingsIndian228· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The North Eastern Railway Class T3, classified as Class Q7 by the LNER, is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. Five were built by the NER in 1919 and a further 10 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1924.
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 107 years ago, in 1919.
- Served for 43 years (1919–1962).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1919–1924
- in service from
- 1919
- retired
- 1962
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 15
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Darlington Works
- designer
- Vincent Raven
- operators
- North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, North Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-8-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6953564, Wikipedia: NER Class T3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.