NER Class T2

NER class T2
LNER class Q6

NER T2 (LNER Q6) in one of the roundhouses at Tyne Dock, South Shields

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Vincent Raven Builder Darlington Works (70) Armstrong Whitworth (50) Build date 1913–1921 Total produced 120

Specifications Configuration 0-8-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 4 ft 7 1⁄2 in (1.410 m) Loco weight 65.9 long tons (67.0 t; 73.8 short tons) Tender weight 44.1 long tons (44.8 t; 49.4 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.2 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)

Performance figures Tractive effort 28,800 lbf (128 kN)

Career Operators NER, LNER, BR Class NER: T2, LNER: Q6 Power class BR: 6F Axle load class Route availability 6 Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The North Eastern Railway Class T2, classified as Class Q6 by the LNER, is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. One-hundred-and-twenty were built at Darlington Works and Armstrong Whitworth between 1913 and 1921 to the design of Vincent Raven, based on the NER Class T and T1 (LNER Q5).

All passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 63340-63459.

63372 was withdrawn in 1960 after an accident. General withdrawals were from 1963 to 1967.

One, 2238 (LNER 1946 number 3395; BR 63395) has survived to preservation on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It is owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group (NELPG) and was withdrawn from service in January 2017 to await boiler overhaul.