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NER Class C1

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North Eastern Railway· from 1886· class of 201 British 0-6-0 locomotives

NER Class C1, photo 1 of 6
1/6 Roger Blackwell from Norwich, UK· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class C1, was a class of 0-6-0 freight locomotives designed by T.W. Worsdell. They were used throughout the NER system, although particularly in Teesside between 1886 and 1962.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 201made 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 140 years ago, in 1886.

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

spec sheet

built
1886–1913
retired
1962
status
preserved
number built
201
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
North Eastern Railway, Darlington Works, Gateshead Works
designer
T. W. Worsdell
operators
North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, North Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
wheel arrangement
0-6-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q12063732, Wikipedia: NER Class C1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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