NER Class P2
LNER Class J26
No. 65774 passes Thornaby station 28 March 1955
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilson Worsdell
BuilderNER Darlington Works (30)
NER Gateshead Works (20)
Build date1904-1905
Total produced50
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 7+1⁄4 in (1.403 m)
Loco weight46.8 long tons (47.6 t)
Fuel typecoal
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.2 MPa)
Cylinderstwo inside
Cylinder size18+1⁄2 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort24,640 lbf (109.6 kN)
Career
NumbersLNER (from 1946): 5730–5779
BR: 65730–65779
Withdrawn1952-1966
DispositionAll scrapped

The NER Class P2 (LNER Class J26) was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway.[1][2] All 50 locomotives survived into British Railways ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers were BR 65730-65779 renumbered from LNER 5730-5779 . None survive into preservation. The design is based on the P1 and Class P. All were withdrawn from 1952 to 1966 and scrapped.

References

  1. ↑ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, part 4 (1948 ed.). p. 42.
  2. ↑ "The W.Worsdell J26 (NER Class P2) 0-6-0 Locomotives". LNER Encyclopedia.
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