NER Class M1

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{{infobox locomotive

|name = NER Class M1/M, Q and Q1
LNER Class D17/1, D17/2 and D18

|powertype = Steam

|image = North Eastern Railway Class M1 no. 1621 (6684770383).jpg

|caption = Preserved M1 No. 1621 in the National Railway Museum, York, September 2010

|designer = Wilson Worsdell

|builder = NER Gateshead

|builddate = 1892-1894 (Class M1)
1896-1897 (Class Q)
1896 (Class Q1)

|totalproduction = 20 (Class M1)
30 (Class Q)
2 (Class Q1)

|whytetype = 4-4-0

|uicclass = 2′B n2

|gauge = {{RailGauge|uksg}}

|length = Q1 {{convert|17.145|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|leadingdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|7+1/4|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

|driverdiameter = {{convert|7|ft|1+1/4|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

|wheelbase = {{convert|23|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}} Class M1/Q engine
{{convert|23|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}} Class Q1 engine
{{convert|12|ft|8|in|abbr=on}} tender
{{convert|45|ft|8+1/4|in|abbr=on}} Class M1/Q total
{{convert|46|ft|2+3/4|in|abbr=on}} Class Q1 total

|axleload = M1: {{convert|18.6|LT|abbr=on}}
Q: {{convert|18.8|LT|abbr=on}}
Q1: {{convert|19.2|LT|abbr=on}}

|locoweight = {{convert|52.5|LT|abbr=on}} (Class M1)
{{convert|50.3|LT|abbr=on}} (Class Q)
{{convert|53.5|LT|abbr=on}} (Class Q1)

|tenderweight = {{convert|41.2|LT|abbr=on}}

|locotenderweight= {{convert|93.7|LT|abbr=on}} (Class M1)
{{convert|91.5|LT|abbr=on}} (Class Q)
{{convert|94.7|LT|abbr=on}} (Class Q1)

|fueltype = Coal

|fuelcap =

|watercap = {{convert|4125|impgal|abbr=on}}

|boiler = {{convert|4|ft|4|in|m|2|abbr=on}} diameter

|boilerpressure = {{convert|160|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}

|firearea = {{convert|19.8|sqft|abbr=on}}

|tubearea = {{convert|479|sqft|abbr=on}}

|fluearea = {{convert|291|sqft|abbr=on}}

|fireboxarea = {{convert|123|sqft|abbr=on}}

|totalsurface = {{convert|1097|sqft|abbr=on}}

|superheaterarea = {{convert|204|sqft|abbr=on}}

|cylindercount = Two, inside

|cylindersize = {{convert|19|x|26|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
{{convert|20|x|26|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (No. 1870)

|valvegear = Stephenson

|tractiveeffort = {{convert|14974|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}} (Class M1/Q)
{{convert|13990|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}} (No. 1869)
{{convert|15500|lbf|kN|abbr=on}} (No. 1870)

|operator = North Eastern Railway, London & North Eastern Railway, British Rail

|withdrawndate = 1931–1945 (Class M1)
1931–1948 (Class Q)
1930 (Class Q1)

|disposition = One M1 preserved (No. 1621); remainder M1, Q & Q1 scrapped

}}

The North Eastern Railway Class M1 (LNER Class D17/1) is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive, designed by Wilson Worsdell. 20 initial engines were built, then 30 further units were built, designated Class Q (LNER Class D17/2).

Classification

Classification was complex. The NER initially classified these locomotives "M1", while a variant (with compound expansion) was classified "M". The compound was later re-classified "3CC" and the "M1" was re-classified "M".

Under LNER ownership the "M" (formerly "M1") became LNER Class D17/1 and the "3CC" (formerly "M") became LNER Class D19.

This table summarises LNER classes D17, D18 and D19, which were all very similar:

class="wikitable"
Original NER class

! New NER class

! LNER Class

! Cylinders

! Driving wheels

M1

| M

| D17/1

| (2) 19″ × 26″

| 7′ 1¼″

Q

| -

| D17/2

| (2) 19½″ × 26″

| 7′ 1¼″

Q1

| -

| D18

| (2) 19½″ × 26″

| 7′ 7¼″

M

| 3CC

| D19

| HP (1) 19″ × 26″
LP (2) 20″ × 24″

| 7′ 1¼″

  • HP = high-pressure cylinder, LP = low-pressure cylinders

Accidents and incidents

  • On 4 October 1894, locomotive No. 1622 was one of two locomotives hauling a sleeping car train which overran signals and collided with a freight train that was being shunted at Castle Hills, Yorkshire. One person was killed.{{cite book |last=Hoole |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Hoole |title=Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4 |year=1983 |publisher=Atlantic Books |location=Truro |isbn=0-906899-07-9 |page=19 }}

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  • On 14 February 1927, locomotive No. 1628 was hauling a passenger train that was in a head-on collision with another at {{rws|Hull Paragon}} station, Yorkshire due to a signalman's error. Twelve people were killed and 24 were injured.{{cite book |first1=Malcolm |last1=Gerard |first2=J. A. B. |last2=Hamilton |title=Trains to Nowhere |publisher=Georg Allen & Unwin |location=London |year=1981 |orig-year=1967 |pages=37–40 |isbn=0-04-385084-7}}

Withdrawal

The last two D17/1s were withdrawn in 1945. Number 1629 was scrapped but number 1621 was saved for preservation.

No D17/1s passed into British Railways ownership. Two D17/2s did (BR numbers 62111 and 62112) but they were withdrawn in February 1948.

Preservation

  • D17/1 number 1621 is preserved at the National Railway Museum. It is currently housed in the Main Hall at Locomotion, Shildon {{Cite web |title=North Eastern Railway, locomotive 1621 {{!}} Science Museum Group Collection |url=https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co205733/north-eastern-railway-locomotive-1621 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk |language=en}}

References

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