NER Class T2
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| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Vincent Raven |
| Builder | North Eastern Railway |
| Build date | 1913-1921 |
| Total production | 120 |
| Configuration | 0-8-0 |
| Gauge | 4' 8½" |
| Driver size | 4' 7½" |
| Locomotive weight | Engine: 65 tons 18 cwt Tender: 44 tons 2 cwt |
| Fuel type | coal |
| Boiler pressure | 180 psi |
| Cylinders | 2 |
| Cylinder size | 20" x 26" |
| Tractive effort | 28,800 lbf |
| Career | NER, LNER, BR |
| Class | T2, LNER class Q6 |
| Disposition | most scrapped, one preserved |
The North Eastern Railway Class T2, classified as Class Q6 by the LNER, is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. 120 were built between 1913 and 1921 to the design of Vincent Raven, based on the NER Classes T and T1 (LNER Q5).
All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 63340-63459.
63372 was withdrawn in 1960 after an accident. General withdrawals were from 1963 to 1967.
[edit] Preservation
One, 2238 (LNER 1946 number 3395; BR 63395) has survived to preservation on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway .It is owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group (NELPG) and has just re-entered service after a major overhall (Autumn 2007).
[edit] Images
 ...and again a few moments later. It was withdrawn later that year. |
 A Q6 locomotive stands in one of the 'round-house' sheds at Tyne Dock. |
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