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NCC Class V

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยทbuilt by Derby Worksยท from 1923ยท class of 3 two-cylinder 0-6-0 locomotives

what is it?

The NCC Class V was a 0-6-0 steam locomotive design used by the Northern Counties Committee (NCC) for goods train service. Three were built at the NCC's parent company's Derby Works, and numbered 71โ€“73. They were soon after "renumbered" X, Y and Z, to allow the class U locomotives to be renumbered into the 70โ€“73 number block.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 3made 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 103 years ago, in 1923.
  • Served for 41 years (1923โ€“1964).

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

spec sheet

built
1923
in service from
1923
retired
1964
status
retired
number built
3
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom
builders
Derby Works
operators
Northern Counties Committee, Ulster Transport Authority
top speed
โ€”
power
โ€”
gauge
1,600 mm Irish broad gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6953094, Wikipedia: NCC Class V (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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