NER Class P2

NER Class P2
LNER Class J26

No. 65774 passes Thornaby station 28 March 1955

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Wilson Worsdell Builder NER Darlington Works (30) NER Gateshead Works (20) Build date 1904-1905 Total produced 50

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter 4 ft 7 ^1⁄4 in (1.403 m) Loco weight 46.8 long tons (47.6 t) Fuel type coal Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.2 MPa) Cylinders two inside Cylinder size 18 ^1⁄2 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)

Performance figures Tractive effort 24,640 lbf (109.6 kN)

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 65730-65779. None survive into preservation.

References

1. Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 42
2. http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j26.shtml