#1008
NER Class S1
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Gateshead Works· from 1900· class of 5 British 4-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The NER Class S1 (LNER Class B14) was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. It was designed by Wilson Worsdell and five locomotives were built between 1900 and 1901 at Gateshead works. The S1 was similar to the NER Class S but had larger driving wheels and a higher boiler pressure.
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 126 years ago, in 1900.
- Served for 31 years (1900–1931).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1900–1901
- in service from
- 1900
- retired
- 1931
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- 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
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q18708317, Wikipedia: NER Class S1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.