#0561
NER 1463 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North Eastern Railway· from 1885· class of 20 British 2-4-0 locomotives
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. NER E5 2-4-0 1463 (1885) Head of Steam, Darlington 30.06.2009 P6300112 (10192722204): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
- 2. Head of Steam overview: Geni· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. NER 1463 at the Head of Steam museum, July 2021: Matt Buck· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. NER E5 2-4-0 1463 (1885) Head of Steam, Darlington 30.06.2009 P6300111 (10192722344): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
- 5. North Eastern Railway E5 2-4-0 No. 1463 (built 1885): KingsIndian228· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The NER 1463 Class (LNER Class E5) was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway. The class was designed in 1884 by a locomotive committee, chaired by Henry Tennant, and built in 1885.
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 141 years ago, in 1885.
- Served for 42 years (1885–1927).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1885
- in service from
- 1885
- retired
- 1927
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- North Eastern Railway, Darlington Works, Gateshead Works
- designer
- Henry Tennant
- operators
- North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6953533, Wikipedia: NER 1463 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.