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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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NER/LNER Worsdell "J73" Class 0-6-0T
Class Types
| NER Class |
L |
| LNER Class |
J73 |
General
| Designer |
Wilson Worsdell |
| Introduced |
1891 |
| Pre-Grouping Company |
North Eastern Railway |
| Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Description (1957) |
Class J73. Worsdell 4'7" 0-6-0T's for the North Eastern. Ten engines built 1891-92, one of which was taken out of service in 1955. |
| Wheel Arrangement |
0-6-0T |
| Number Built as J73 |
10 |
| Last in Service |
10/1960 |
| Manufacturers |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1891 |
| Tractive Effort |
21,320lbs |
| Inside Cylinders |
19" x 24" (2 off) |
| Inside Valves |
Slide |
| Inside Motion |
Joy |
Wheels
| Drivers |
4' 71⁄4" |
| Total Wheelbase |
15' 8" |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
7' 6" + 8' 2" = 15' 8" |
Dimensions
| Length (over buffers) |
31' 8" |
| Weight (in running order) |
46t 15cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
18t 6cwt |
| Water Capacity |
1,000gal |
| Coal Capacity |
2t 10cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
| Boiler Diagram |
69 |
| Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 3" |
| Boiler Barrel Length |
10' 3" |
| Boiler Pressure |
160lbs |
| Boiler Pitch |
7' 11⁄2" |
| Firebox Type |
Domed |
| Firebox Length |
5' 6" |
| Firebox Grate Area |
15.16ft2 |
| Firebox Heating Surface |
98ft2 |
| Tube Number |
205 |
| Tube Diameter |
13⁄4" |
| Tube Area |
995ft2 |
| Total Evaporative Area |
1093ft2 |
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