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NER Class W1

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Gateshead Works· from 1907· class of 10 British 4-6-2T locomotives rebuilt from NER Class W 4-6-0T locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

what is it?

The NER Class W1 was a 4-6-2T steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway. The class was introduced in 1914 as a rebuild of Wilson Worsdell's NER Class W 4-6-0T (introduced 1907). At the 1923 Grouping, they all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway, who placed them in their Class A6.

who runs it

North Eastern Railway London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways

base stats

built 10made 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 119 years ago, in 1907.
13.1 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 39 years (1914–1953).

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

spec sheet

built: 1907–1908
in service from: 1914
retired: 1953
status: retired
number built: 10
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Gateshead Works
designer: Wilson Worsdell / Vincent Raven
operators: North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, North Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 4-6-2T
length: 13.1 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16998630, Wikipedia: NER Class W1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.