NER Class X

what is it?

The NER Class X (LNER Class T1) was a class of 4-8-0T tank locomotive designed by Wilson Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway. They were intended for use as powerful shunting engines to arrange and move coal wagons for loading into ships. In total 15 were built, 10 by the NER between 1909 and 1910, and a further five in 1925 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).

who runs it

NENorth Eastern RailwayLondon and North Eastern RailwayBritish RailNENorth Eastern Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 15made 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 117 years ago, in 1909.
• 📏12.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 52 years (1909–1961).

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

spec sheet

built

1909–1925

in service from

1909

retired

1961

status

retired

number built

15

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

North Eastern Railway, Darlington Works, Gateshead Works

designer

Wilson Worsdell

operators

North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, North Eastern Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-8-0T

length

12.8 m

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