NER Class T2
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The North Eastern Railway
Class T2, classified as Class Q6 by the LNER, is a class of 0-8-0
steam locomotive
designed for heavy freight. 120 were built at Darlington Works
between 1913 and 1921 to the design of Vincent Raven
, based on the NER Class T
and T1 (LNER Q5).
All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 63340-63459.
63372 was withdrawn in 1960 after an accident. General withdrawals were from 1963 to 1967.
. It is owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group
(NELPG) and re-entered service after a major overhaul in 2007.
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 T2, classified as Class Q6 by the LNER, is a class of 0-8-0
0-8-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels...
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 heavy freight. 120 were built at Darlington Works
Darlington Works
Darlington railway works, known in the town as North Road Shops, was built in 1863 by the Stockton and Darlington Railway in the town of Darlington in the north east of England.-NER History:The first new locomotive was built at the works in 1864...
between 1913 and 1921 to the design of Vincent Raven
Vincent Raven
Sir Vincent Litchfield Raven KBE was chief mechanical engineer of the North Eastern Railway from 1910 to 1922.- Biography :...
, based on the NER Class T
NER Class T
The NER Class T was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, pp 24-25 .-Sub-classes:...
and T1 (LNER Q5).
All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 63340-63459.
63372 was withdrawn in 1960 after an accident. General withdrawals were from 1963 to 1967.
Preservation
One, 2238 (LNER 1946 number 3395; BR 63395) has survived to preservation on the North Yorkshire Moors RailwayNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. First opened in 1836 as the Whitby and Pickering Railway, the railway was planned in 1831 by George Stephenson as a means of opening up trade routes inland from the then important seaport of Whitby. The line...
. It is owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group
North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group
The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group was formed in 1966 with the intention of preserving some of the steam locomotives then still working on regular goods or passenger trains in North East England ....
(NELPG) and re-entered service after a major overhaul in 2007.