| NER Class C | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Builddate: | 1886-1894 |
| Totalproduction: | 171 |
| Builder: | NER Gateshead and Darlington |
| Rebuilddate: | 1901-1913 (Class C compounds converted to Class C1) |
| Operator: | NER |
| Operatorclass: | C |
| Designer: | T.W. Worsdell |
| Numinclass: | 171 |
| Whytetype: | 0-6-0 |
| Retiredate: | 1901-1913 |
| Disposition: | no Class Cs preserved, 1 Class C1 preserved. |
| Boilerpressure: | 160psi |
| Cylindercount: | 2 (compound) |
| Hpcylindersize: | 18inchesx24inchesin (xin) |
| Lpcylindersize: | 26inchesx24inchesin (xin) |
| Driverdiameter: | 5inchesftNaNinchesin (ftin) |
| Tractiveeffort: | 16952lbf |
| Valvegear: | Joy (slide valves) |
The NER Class C was a class of 171 two-cylinder steam locomotives of the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement built between 1886 and 1894 for the North Eastern Railway. These engines were designed to fill NER's need for goods engines; however, issues with reliability and fuel consumption led to all 171 being rebuilt to the simpler Class C1 type between 1901 and 1913.[1]