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H&BR Class F1

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1901· class of 5 British 0-6-2T locomotives

what is it?

The H&BR Class F1 (LNER Class N11) was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives of the Hull and Barnsley Railway. The locomotives were part of a batch built by Kitson and Company for the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway (LD&ECR), but the order was cancelled because the LD&ECR was unable to pay for them.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 5made 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 125 years ago, in 1901.
  • Served for 45 years (1901–1946).

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

spec sheet

built
1901
in service from
1901
retired
1946
status
retired
number built
5
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Kitson and Company
designer
Kitson & Co.
operators
London and North Eastern Railway, Hull and Barnsley Railway, North Eastern Railway
top speed
—
power
—
wheel arrangement
0-6-2T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5627781, Wikipedia: H&BR Class F1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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