NER Class P2

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	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)

Type and origin
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

NER Class P2
LNER Class J26
NER Class P2 ; LNER Class J26
	No. 65774 passes Thornaby station 28 March 1955
Power type
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
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	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)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	24,640 lbf (109.6 kN)
Numbers
Career
Numbers	LNER (from 1946): 5730–5779; BR: 65730–65779
Withdrawn	1952-1966
Disposition	All scrapped

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 BR 65730-65779 renumbered from LNER 5730-5779 . None survive into preservation. The design is based on the P1 and Class P. All were withdrawn from 1952 to 1966 and scrapped.

References

^ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, part 4 (1948 ed.). p. 42.
^ "The W.Worsdell J26 (NER Class P2) 0-6-0 Locomotives". LNER Encyclopedia.

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[1] Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, part 4 (1948 ed.). p. 42.

[2] "The W.Worsdell J26 (NER Class P2) 0-6-0 Locomotives". LNER Encyclopedia.

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