#1646

NER Class D

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North Eastern Railway· from 1913· class of 45 three-cylinder 4-4-4T locomotives, later rebuilt as 4-6-2T by the LNER

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Image from page 447 of "Railway mechanical engineer" (1916): Internet Archive Book Images· CC0

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what is it?

The North Eastern Railway Class D (later London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class H1) was a class of 4-4-4T three-cylinder side tank steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven in 1913. They were used for rural passenger services. Forty five were built in total; a first batch of twenty, then a further twenty five after the War.

who runs it

North Eastern Railway London and North Eastern Railway

base stats

built 45made 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 113 years ago, in 1913.
Served for 23 years (1913–1936).

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

spec sheet

built: 1913–1922
in service from: 1913
retired: 1936
status: retired
number built: 45
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: North Eastern Railway, Darlington Works
designer: Vincent Raven
operators: North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 4-4-4T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6953543, Wikipedia: NER Class D (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.