what is it?
The North Eastern Railway Class L, classified as Class J73 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives. They were a specialised design, intended for use on the steep inclines of the Redheugh and Quayside banks on either side of the River Tyne. They were replaced on the Quayside branch by NER Class ES1 electric locomotives in 1905 but were re-allocated to other duties, mostly around Tyne Dock and Ferryhill and several were used on Humberside.
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 135 years ago, in 1891.
- 9.5 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1891–1892
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- builders
- NER Gateshead works
- designer
- Wilson Worsdell
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 9.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6953548, Wikipedia: NER Class L (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.