NER Class O

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-4T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 1.25 in (1.556 m)
Loco weight	54.2 long tons (55.1 t)
Fuel type	coal
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1,100 kPa)
Cylinders	two inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (460 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Wilson Worsdell
Build date	1894-1901
Total produced	110

NER Class O
LNER Class G5
NER Class O ; LNER Class G5
	Ex-NER 0-4-4T in Stratford Locomotive Shed yard, 1946.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Wilson Worsdell
Build date	1894-1901
Total produced	110
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-4T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 1.25 in (1.556 m)
Loco weight	54.2 long tons (55.1 t)
Fuel type	coal
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1,100 kPa)
Cylinders	two inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 24 in (460 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	17,265 lbf (76.80 kN)
Withdrawn
Career
Withdrawn	1950-1958
Disposition	All original locomotives scrapped. One replica being constructed.

The NER Class O (LNER Class G5) was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway,^[1]^[2] designed by the company's Chief Engineer, Wilson Worsdell.^[2] They all survived into British Railways ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers were 67240-67349. They were withdrawn between 1950 and 1958.

Accidents and incidents

In July 1957, locomotive No. 67338 was used for a series of tests into the performance of concrete sleepers when trains were derailed. These tests took place between Halifax and Keighley, Yorkshire.^[3]

Preservation

1759’s bogie in 2011.

None of the G5s were preserved, although a replica, No. 1759 is under construction at Shildon.^[4] It will be built for use on various heritage lines.

Models

Bachmann Branchline have made a OO gauge model of the NER O class.

References

^ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, part 4 (1948 ed.). p. 44.
^ ^a ^b "The G5 (NER Class O) 0-4-4T Tank Locomotives". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia.
^ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 44. ISBN 0-906899-07-9.
^ "Class G5 Locomotive Company".

[1] Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, part 4 (1948 ed.). p. 44.

[LNEREnc_G5-2] "The G5 (NER Class O) 0-4-4T Tank Locomotives". The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia.

[Hoole4-3] Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 44. ISBN 0-906899-07-9.

[4] "Class G5 Locomotive Company".

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