NER Class O
Class of British steam locomotives (1894-1901)
The NER Class O (LNER Class G5) was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway, designed by the company's Chief Engineer, Wilson Worsdell. They all survived into British Railways ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers were 67240-67349. They were withdrawn between 1950 and 1958.
01Accidents and incidents
In July 1957, locomotive No. 67338 was used for a series of tests into the performance of concrete sleepers when trains were derailed. These tests took place between Halifax and Keighley, Yorkshire.
02Preservation
None of the G5s were preserved, although a replica, No. 1759 is under construction at Shildon. It will be built for use on various heritage lines.
03Models
Bachmann Branchline have made a OO gauge model of the NER O class.
Sources and credits
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- Ex-NER 0-4-4T in Stratford Locomotive Shed yard, 1946 (geograph 4800336).jpg by Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0
- G5 Locomotion - geograph.org.uk - 2971337.jpg by Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0
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