NER Class T

The NER Class T (LNER Class Q5) was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway.^[1][2]

NER Class T and T1 LNER Class Q5
NER Nº 2116, circa 1907
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Wilson Worsdell Build date 1901 Total produced Class T: 40 Class T1 50
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-8-0 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 7+1⁄4 in (1.403 m) Loco weight 58.4 long tons (59.3 t) Fuel type coal Boiler pressure 175 psi (1,210 kPa) Cylinders two outside Cylinder size 20 in × 26 in (510 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 28,000 lbf (120 kN)
Career Disposition All but a single tender scrapped

Sub-classes

There were two NER sub-classes. Class T had piston valves, while class T1 had slide valves. The London and North Eastern Railway classified both types as Q5.

Between 1932 and 1934, the LNER rebuilt fourteen Q5s with larger boilers and these were given the sub-class Q5/2. The unrebuilt locomotives were re-classified Q5/1.

Preservation

No Q5's survive in preservation. However, many tenders from withdrawn Q5's were used to replace old Q6 tenders. As such, the tender that once belonged to No. 771 survives behind the preserved Q6 No. 2238.^[2]