List of LNER locomotives as of 31 December 1947

The following is a list of locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway as of 31 December 1947. This date is significant because nationalisation of the Big Four occurred the next day, 1 January 1948. Thus this is the list of locomotives as inherited by British Railways. At this time there were approximately 6300 steam locomotives, four diesel electric shunters and one petrol mechanical shunter.

At the time, departmental stock carried numbers within the capital stock series, so are listed there.

The numbering at this time fully reflected the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme, which had grouped most classes into single number blocks. BR allocated numbers in March 1948 (in the meantime there were a few withdrawals and new construction). Most ex-LNER engines had 60000 added to their numbers, with a few exceptions.

In terms of locomotive taxonomy, the LNER had a superficially simple classification system that got a bit messy under close examination. Where it has been considered prudent therefore, subclasses have been identified rather than classes in order to link to the appropriate articles. The classifications given are the one in use at the time; i.e. reflects changes in classification up to that point but not subsequently.

Willie Yeadon gives full allocations for this date in his book LNER locomotive allocations: 1947: the last day (Irwell Press, 1989). This list is also repeated in the book LNER 150, and can be derived from Longworth.

List of locomotives

NosClassWheelarrangementNo. inclassNotes 1–34 A4 4-6-2 34 35–67/69–112 A3 4-6-2 77 Formerly Class A1 68 A10 4-6-2 1 Formerly Class A1; rebuilt to Class A3 in 1948 113 A1/1 4-6-2 1 A1 rebuilt by Thompson 500, 511–24 A2/3 4-6-2 15 Thompson design 501–506 A2/2 4-6-2 6 P2 rebuilt by Thompson 507–510 A2/1 4-6-2 4 Thompson design 525 A2 4-6-2 1 Peppercorn design 800–983 V2 2-6-2 184 1000–1273 B1 4-6-0 274 Thompson design 1353–55/57–58 B8 4-6-0 5 ex-GCR 1A 1360–97 B7 4-6-0 38 ex-GCR 9G; 10 built by LNER, Survivors renumbered by BR 61702-13 1400–68 B16 4-6-0 69 ex-NER S3; 32 built by LNER 1469–70/75–76 B9 4-6-0 4 ex-GCR 8G 1482/83/85/88 B4 4-6-0 4 ex-GCR Class 8F 1497 B3 4-6-0 1 ex-GCR 9P 1500–80 (with gaps) B12 4-6-0 72 ex-GER S69 1600–02/04–72 (with gaps) B17 4-6-0 64 1603/71 B2 4-6-0 2 B17 rebuilt by Thompson as two-cylinder 1680–81/85–86/88–90 B5 4-6-0 7 ex-GCR Class 8 1699 B13 4-6-0 1 Formerly NER Class S; in departmental stock 1700–01 V4 2-6-2 2 1720–94 K2 2-6-0 75 ex-GNR Class H2 1800–62/64–1992 K3 2-6-0 192 ex-GNR Class H4; 183 built by LNER 1863 K5 2-6-0 1 K3 rebuilt by Thompson 1993–96/98 K4 2-6-0 5 1997 K1/1 2-6-0 1 K4 rebuilt by Thompson as two-cylinder 2000, 2116–2148 (with gaps) D3 4-4-0 19 2059–72 (with gaps) D31 4-4-0 7 ex-NBR Class M 4-4-0 2111–12 D17 4-4-0 2 ex-NER Class M1 2150–199 (with gaps) D2 4-4-0 31 ex-GNR Class D1 2203/05/07–09/14–15 ex-GNR Class D1 4-4-0 7 2225/27–35/38/40–43/46–49/51–52/55–56 D41 4-4-0 22 2260–62/64–65/67–69 D40 4-4-0 18 2300–09/11–15/17–20/22/24–25/29–30/32–33 D9 4-4-0 26 ex-GCR Class 11B 2340–97 (with gaps) D20 4-4-0 50 ex-NER Class R 2400–06/09–13 D29 4-4-0 12 ex-NBR J Class 2417-32/34-42 D30 4-4-0 25 2443-54 D32 4-4-0 10 ex-NBR K Class 2455-66 D33 4-4-0 10 2467–85/87–90/92–98 D34 4-4-0 30 2501–2538 (with gaps) D15 4-4-0 13 ex-GER Class D56 2510–2620 (with gaps) D16 4-4-0 104 ex-GER Class H88; 10 built by LNER. This is a bit complicated 2650–59 D10 4-4-0 10 ex-GCR Class 11E 2660–94 D11 4-4-0 35 ex-GCR Class 11F 2700–67/69–75 D49 4-4-0 75 2768 D 4-4-0 1 D49 rebuilt by Thompson as two-cylinder 2780–97 E4 2-4-0 18 ex-GER Class T26 2808–85 (with gaps) C1 4-4-2 17 ex-GNR C1 (large boiler) 2900–03/08–10/12/14–25 C4 4-4-2 20 ex-GCR Class 8B 2933/37 C6 4-4-2 2 2954–95 (with gaps) C7 4-4-2 14 Ex-NER Class Z or V2 3000–3199 O7 2-8-0 200 Renumbered 90000–90100, 90422–90520 by BR 3200–43 (with gaps) Q4 0-8-0 34 3250–3339 Q5 0-8-0 77 3340–3459 Q6 0-8-0 120 3460–3474 Q7 0-8-0 15 3475–86/88–89/91/93–94 O3 2-8-0 17 Formerly Class O1 3554 O6 2-8-0 1 Further 67 engines on loan to LMS; became BR 48705–72 3570–3920 (with gaps) O4 2-8-0 278 3571–3901 (with gaps) O1 2-8-0 51 O4 rebuilt by Thompson 3921–3987 ex-GNR Class O2 2-8-0 67 41 built by LNER 4105–63 (with gaps) J3 0-6-0 33 ex-GNR Class J4 4109–67 (with gaps) J4 0-6-0 8 ex-GNR Class J5 4170–4279 J6 0-6-0 110 ex-GNR Class J22 4280–4453 J11 0-6-0 174 4460–4535 J35 0-6-0 70 4536–4639 J37 0-6-0 104 4640–74 J19 0-6-0 35 4675–99 J20 0-6-0 25 4700–4988 J39 0-6-0 289 5002–14 J1 0-6-0 11 ex-GNR Class J21 5015–23 J2 0-6-0 9 ex-GNR Class J21 5025–5123 J21 0-6-0 83 5126–5209 J10 0-6-0 78 5210–5346 J36 0-6-0 123 5350–5479 J15 0-6-0 127 5480–99 J5 0-6-0 20 ex-GNR Class J4 5500–89 J17 0-6-0 89 5600–44 J24 0-6-0 34 5645–5728 J25 0-6-0 76 5730–5779 J26 0-6-0 50 5780–5894 J27 0-6-0 115 ex-NER Class P3; 10 built by LNER 5900–34 J38 0-6-0 35 6480/81 ex-NER Class ES1 electric Bo-Bo 2 Renumbered 26500–01 by BR 6490–99 EB1 electric Bo-Bo 10 Renumbered 26502–11 by BR 6701 EM1 electric Bo+Bo 1 Became British Rail Class 76; on loan to Nederlandse Spoorwegen; renumbered 26000 by BR 6999 EE1 electric 2-Co-2 1 Renumbered 26600 by BR; never used 7093–94 F7 2-4-2T 2 7097–7100 F1 2-4-2T 3 7104–7113 F2 2-4-2T 9 7114–50 F3 2-4-2T 15 7151–87 F4 2-4-2T 37 7188–7219 F5 2-4-2T 30 7220–39 F6 2-4-2T 22 first 2 reclassified as F5 during 1948 7240–7349 G5 0-4-4T 110 7350–99 C12 4-4-2T 49 ex-GNR Class C2 7400–39 C13 4-4-2T 40 7440–51 C14 4-4-2T 12 7452–81 C15 4-4-2T 30 7482–7502 C16 4-4-2T 21 7600–81 (with gaps) V1 2-6-2T 78 in range 7600–81 (with gaps) V3 2-6-2T 14 Formerly Class V1 8000–03 DES1 diesel 0-6-0DE 4 Became British Rail Class D3/9; renumbered 15000–03 by BR 8004 DES2 diesel 0-6-0DE 1 Became British Rail Class D3/4; renumbered 15004 by BR 8006–80 J940-6-0ST748081Y50-4-0ST1 8082–83 Y6 0-4-0Tram 2 8088–89 Y7 0-4-0T 2 ex-NER Class H; 1 built by LNER 8090–91 Y8 0-4-0T 2 8092–8124 Y9 0-4-0ST 33 8125–29 Y4 0-4-0T 5 8130–53 Y1 0-4-0VBT 15 plus another 9 in departmental stock 8154–85 Y3 0-4-0VBT 28 plus another 3 in departmental stock 8186–87 Y10 0-4-0VBT 2 8188–89 Y11 0-4-0PM 2 8190–91 Z4 0-4-2T 2 8192–93 Z5 0-4-2T 2 8200–03 J62 0-6-0ST 4 8204–10 J63 0-6-0ST 7 8211–15 J65 0-6-0ST 4 8216–26 J70 0-6-0Tram 11 ex-GER Class C53 8230–8316 (with gaps) J71 0-6-0T 81 8317/19 J55 0-6-0ST 2 ex-GNR Class J16 8320–54 J88 0-6-0T 35 8355–64 J73 0-6-0T 10 8365 J75 0-6-0T 1 8366/68 J60 0-6-0T 2 8370–88 J66 0-6-0T 18 ex-GER Class J66; plus 1 from Mersey Railway 8390–8441 (with gaps) J77 0-6-0T 46 8442–81 J83 0-6-0T 39 8484/88–89 J93 0-6-0T 3 8490–8628 (with gaps) J67 0-6-0T 45 8491–8636 (with gaps) J69 0-6-0T 89 8638–66 J68 0-6-0T 29 8667–69 J92 0-6-0CT 3 crane tank engines 8670–8754 J72 0-6-0T 85 ex-NER E1; 10 built by LNER 8757–8889 J52 0-6-0ST 132 ex-GNR Class J13 8890–8991 J50 0-6-0T 102 ex-GNR J23; 62 built by LNER (30 rebuilt from J51) 9000 L1 2-6-4T 1 Thompson design; renumbered 67701–15 by BR 9050–69 L3 2-6-4T 19 9070–71 L2 2-6-4T 2 9076–77 M2 0-6-4T 2 9089 N12 0-6-2T 1 9090–9109 N10 0-6-2T 20 9110–19 N13 0-6-2T 10 9120/24–25 N14 0-6-2T 3 9126–9224 N15 0-6-2T 99 9225–47 N4 0-6-2T 22 9250–9370 N5 0-6-2T 121 9371–9401 N8 0-6-2T 30 9410–11/13–15/18–29 N9 0-6-2T 17 9430–37/39-85 ex-GNR Class N1 0-6-2T 55 9490-9596 ex-GNR Class N2 0-6-2T 107 47 built by LNER 9600–9733 N7 0-6-2T 134 9770–89 A7 4-6-2T 20 9791–99 A6 4-6-2T 9 9800–42 A5 4-6-2T 43 9850–94 A8 4-6-2T 45 Formerly Class H1 9900–05 S1 0-8-4T 6 9910-22 T1 4-8-0T 13 ex-NER Class X; 5 built by LNER 9925–37 Q1 0-8-0T 13 Thompson design 9999 U1 2-8-0+0-8-2 1 10000 W1 4-6-4 1 Renumbered 60700 by BR

See also

List of GWR locomotives as of 31 December 1947 List of LMS locomotives as of 31 December 1947 List of SR locomotives as of 31 December 1947 Steam locomotives of British Railways