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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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NER/LNER Worsdell "T1" Class 4-8-0T
General
| Designer |
Wilson Worsdell |
| Introduced |
1909 |
| Pre-Grouping Company |
North Eastern Railway |
| Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Description (1957) |
Class T1. North Eastern 3-cylinder 4'7" 4-8-0T's, designed for heavy shunting duties. Ten engines were built in 1909 and a further 5 in 1925. Two of the original lot were scrapped in 1937, but the remainder were all still in service until 1955, two more being withdrawn in that year and others since. |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-8-0T |
| Number Built as T1 |
15 |
| First in Service |
09/1909 |
| Last in Service |
06/1961 |
| Manufacturers |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1909 |
| Tractive Effort |
34,080lbs |
| Inside Cylinders |
18" x 26" (1 off) |
| Inside Valves |
8.75"Piston |
| Inside Motion |
Stephenson |
| Outside Cylinders |
18" x 26" (2 off) |
| Outside Valves |
Piston |
| Outside Motion |
Stephenson |
Wheels
| Pony |
3' 11⁄4" |
| Drivers |
4' 71⁄4" |
| Total Wheelbase |
29' |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
6' 6" + 7' 3" + 5' 1" + 5' 1" + 5' 1" |
Dimensions
| Length (over buffers) |
42' 1" |
| Weight (in running order) |
85t 8cwt |
| Adhesive Weight |
67t 12cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
18t 0cwt |
| Water Capacity |
2,500gal |
| Coal Capacity |
4t 5cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
| Boiler Diagram |
61 |
| Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 9" |
| Boiler Barrel Length |
11' |
| Boiler Pressure |
175lbs |
| Boiler Pitch |
8' 2" |
| Firebox Length |
8' |
| Firebox Grate Area |
23ft2 |
| Firebox Heating Surface |
127ft2 |
| Tube Number |
225 |
| Tube Diameter |
13⁄4" |
| Tube Area |
1168ft2 |
| Total Evaporative Area |
1295ft2 |
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