#0967
NER Class S
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Gateshead Works· from 1899· class of 40 British 4-6-0 locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. BASA-3K-7-518-71: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. NER Class S No. 2002: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
what is it?
The North Eastern Railway Class S (LNER Class B13) was a 4-6-0 type of steam locomotive designed for express passenger workings. The first example was built in 1899. They were very similar to the eventual NER Class S1, except for the smaller wheels of the former.
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 127 years ago, in 1899.
- 18.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 39 years (1899–1938).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1899–1909
- in service from
- 1899
- retired
- 1938
- status
- retired
- number built
- 40
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Gateshead Works
- designer
- Wilson Worsdell
- operators
- North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- length
- 18.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6953559, Wikipedia: NER Class S (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.