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NER Class P

built by NER Gateshead Works· from 1894· class of 70 British 0-6-0 locomotives

NER Class P, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

The NER Class P (LNER Class J24) was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. They were designed by Wilson Worsdell for mineral traffic.

base stats

  • built 70made 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 132 years ago, in 1894.

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

spec sheet

built
1894–1898
retired
1951
status
retired
number built
70
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

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6953554, Wikipedia: NER Class P (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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