NER Class W1

The NER Class W1 was a 4-6-2T steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway. The class was introduced in 1914 as a rebuild of Wilson Worsdell's NER Class W 4-6-0T (introduced 1907). At the 1923 Grouping, they all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway, who placed them in their Class A6.

Modifications

Seven of the locomotives were fitted with superheaters between 1937 and 1944.

British Railways

One locomotive was withdrawn in 1947 but the remaining nine passed to British Railways in 1948 and were numbered as follows:

• Superheated: 69791-69793 and 69796-69797
• Non-superheated: 69794-69795 and 69798

Withdrawal

One locomotive was withdrawn in 1947 and the others had all been withdrawn by the end of 1951. None are preserved.

Table of locomotives

NER no.	Date rebuilt	Date superheated	LNER 1946 No.	BR No.	Date withdrawn	Notes
686	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	9790	—	Template:Dts
687	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	9791	69791	Template:Dts
688	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	9792	69792	Template:Dts	Withdrawn before BR number applied
689	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	9793	69793	Template:Dts
690	Template:Dts	—	9794	69794	Template:Dts
691	Template:Dts	—	9795	69795	Template:Dts
692	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	9796	69796	Template:Dts
693	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	9797	69797	Template:Dts
694	Template:Dts	—	9798	69798	Template:Dts
695	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	9799	69799	Template:Dts	Withdrawn before BR number applied

References

• Template:RCTS-LocosLNER

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