NER Class S
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The North Eastern Railway
Class S were a 4-6-0
type of steam locomotive
designed for express passenger workings. The first example was built in 1899. They were very similar to the NER Class S1, except for the smaller wheels of the Class S. They were designed to reduce double heading on the East Coast Main Line
. However they steamed poorly, with a smaller and shallower grate than was used even by other locomotives at the time, and the 4-4-0
s of the NER Class R
quickly replaced them, with the 4-4-2
layout being preferred for later express passenger designs. The class were re-classified as London and North Eastern Railway
Class B13 in 1923. They were withdrawn between 1928 and 1938.
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
Class S were a 4-6-0
4-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...
type of steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
designed for express passenger workings. The first example was built in 1899. They were very similar to the NER Class S1, except for the smaller wheels of the Class S. They were designed to reduce double heading on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
. However they steamed poorly, with a smaller and shallower grate than was used even by other locomotives at the time, and the 4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...
s of the NER Class R
NER Class R
The NER Class R was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive, designed by Wilson Worsdell for the North Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. In 1936, some were rebuilt with long-travel piston valves and classified D20/2...
quickly replaced them, with the 4-4-2
4-4-2 (locomotive)
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
layout being preferred for later express passenger designs. The class were re-classified as London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
Class B13 in 1923. They were withdrawn between 1928 and 1938.