#1099
NER Class U
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Darlington Works· from 1902· class of 20 British 0-6-2T locomotives
what is it?
The NER Class U (LNER Class N10) was a class of 0-6-2 tank locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. It was designed by Wilson Worsdell and introduced in 1902.
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 124 years ago, in 1902.
- Served for 60 years (1902–1962).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1902
- in service from
- 1902
- retired
- 1962
- status
- retired
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Darlington Works
- designer
- Wilson Worsdell
- operators
- North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, North Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q18708331, Wikipedia: NER Class U (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.