NER Class A

what is it?

The NER Class A (LNER Class F8) was a class of 2-4-2 tank locomotives designed by Thomas William Worsdell and built at Gateshead works for the North Eastern Railway (NER). Sixty locomotives were built between 1886 and 1892. At this time the class was designated class A by the NER and was the first class in the company to be given an alphabetical letter classification.

who runs it

NENorth Eastern RailwayLondon North Eastern RailwayLondon and North Eastern Railway

base stats

• built 60made 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.
• ⌛Served for 52 years (1886–1938).

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

spec sheet

built

1886–1892

in service from

1886

retired

1938

status

retired

number built

60

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Gateshead Works

designer

T.W Worsdell

operators

North Eastern Railway, London North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

2-4-2T

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