NER 1463 Class explained

NER 1463 Class
LNER Class E5
Powertype:Steam
Designer:Henry Tennant
Builddate:1885
Builder:NER Darlington (10) and Gateshead (10)
Totalproduction:20
Rebuilddate:1892-1896
Numberrebuilt:20
Cylindercount:2 (inside)
Cylindersize:18inchesx24inchesin (xin)
Valvegear:Stephenson
Fueltype:Coal
Watercap:2651impgal
Boiler:4inchesft3inchesin (ftin) diameter
Boilerpressure:140psi
160psi rebuilt
Totalsurface:1133square feet
Fireboxarea:107square feet
Tubearea:1026square feet
Firearea:17.3square feet
Leadingdiameter:4inchesft6inchesin (ftin)
Driverdiameter:7inchesft0inchesin (ftin)
Wheelbase:16inchesft8inchesin (ftin) engine
12inchesft8inchesin (ftin) tender
38inchesftNaNinchesin (ftin) total
Locoweight:42.1LT
Tenderweight:32.1LT
Locotenderweight:74.2LT
Axleload:15.7LT
Tractiveeffort:12590lbf
Operator:North Eastern Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
Retiredate:1926-1929
Numinclass:20
Disposition:1 preserved (No. 1463), 19 scrapped

The NER 1463 Class (LNER Class E5) was a class of steam locomotive of the North Eastern Railway. The class was designed in 1884 by a locomotive committee, chaired by Henry Tennant, and built in 1885.[1]

Preservation

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Tennant E5 (NER '1463') 2-4-0 Locomotives. LNER Encyclopedia.