The North Eastern Railway Class E1, classified as Class J72 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), is a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by Wilson Worsdell for shunting. They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear.
They were a development of the earlier NER Class E (LNER Class J71) 0-6-0T designed by T.W. Worsdell who was Wilson Worsdell's brother.
History[]
Build dates[]
69007, a BR built J72
A total of 113 locomotives were built:
- 1898–1899, 20 locos built by NER at Darlington Works
- 1914, 20 locos built by NER at Darlington Works
- 1920, 10 locos built by NER at Darlington Works
- 1922, 25 locos built for NER by Armstrong Whitworth & Co
- 1925, 10 locos built by LNER at Doncaster Works
- 1949–1951, 28 locos built by British Railways at Darlington Works
This is a rare, possibly unique, example of a locomotive class which was built, completely unchanged, under pre-grouping, post-grouping and British Railways administration.
Joem at York Layerthorpe station in September 1977 wearing North Eastern livery, although it was a BR built J72.
Numbering[]
69023 in a hybrid apple green scheme in 2014 when running on the Wensleydale Railway
British Railways numbers were:
- 68670-68754 (pre-nationalisation locos)
- 69001-69028 (new locos)
Preservation[]
No. 69023 (Departmental No. 59) was purchased by Mr. R. Ainsworth. It is owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group. It has worked on several preserved railways. In contrast to the normal black paint finish, this loco operates in a hybrid NER/LNER/BR apple green paint scheme. It re-entered service in 2010 and visited many heritage railways. No. 69023 is now based on the Wensleydale Railway but returns to the NELPG's base at Hopetown Carriage Works, Darlington for winter maintenance.
. Eventually Jeom was donated to the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group (NELPG) who have operated on many railways since. As of April in 2020 Joem is still undergoing an active overhaul.
Gallery[]
External links[]
- The W.Worsdell J72 (NER Class E1) 0-6-0 Tank Engines LNER Encyclopedia
- NELPG 50th Anniversary North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group