| Powertype: | Steam |
| NER Class E LNER Class J71 | |
| Designer: | T.W. Worsdell |
| Builddate: | 1886-1895 |
| Totalproduction: | 120 |
| Whytetype: | 0-6-0T |
| Driverdiameter: | 4inchesftNaNinchesin (ftin) |
| Wheelbase: | 13inchesft8inchesin (ftin) |
| Length: | 28inchesftNaNinchesin (ftin) |
| Locoweight: | 37.6LT |
| Axleload: | 13.2LT |
| Fueltype: | coal |
| Fuelcap: | 1.25LT |
| Watercap: | 690impgal |
| Cylindercount: | two inside |
| Cylindersize: | 16inchesx22inchesin (xin) last 20 built with NaNinchesx22inchesin (xin) |
| Firearea: | 11.3square feet |
| Boilerpressure: | 140psi |
| Tractiveeffort: | 12130lbf |
| Operator: | North Eastern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway, British Railways |
| Numinclass: | 81 (BR) |
| Disposition: | All scrapped |
| Locobrakes: | Steam |
| Trainbrakes: | Some fitted with vacuum for passenger use |
The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class E, classified as Class J71 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), was a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotive designed by T.W. Worsdell. They had inside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear and were the basis for the later NER Class E1 (LNER Class J72).
Eighty-one of them passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 68230-68316 (with gaps).