0-8-0 Class Q7 NER Profile and Models

0-8-0 Class Q7 NER

901 at Grosmont on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in April 1996. ©Peter Todd

North Eastern Railway Class T3, classified Q7 by the LNER is a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. Five were built by the NER in 1919 and a further 10 by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1924. In 1919, the NER organised a test train, over the Newcastle to Carlisle line, including a brake van and the company's dynamometer car to record the locomotive's performance. No.901 had 1,402 long tons in tow but handled the load with ease, registering both high power and steady acceleration as well as handling gradients and hill starts with ease. Despite their prowess, the original quintet of T3s was not augmented by the North Eastern Railway, a move that would have pleased footplate crews who disliked having to lubricate and maintain the centre cylinder and valve gear. Instead the enlargement of the class came under LNER. It authorised the construction of ten additional T3s and these emerged from Darlington Works during 1924. All 15 passed into British Railways ownership in 1948. They remained master of their task till the arrival of BR Standard Class 9F 2-10-0s in the 1950s. With the loss of their bread and butter work British Railways retired all 15 of the Q7s in November and December 1962. One, NER 901 (BR 63460) has survived and is currently on display at Darlington Railway Centre and Museum.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

Darlington Works

Build Date

1919 to 1924

Total Built

15

Tractive Effort

36,965 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-8-0

Operated By

North Eastern Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Heavy Freight

In Service Until

1962

Surviving Examples

1

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Dave Alexander Models Q7DA LNER Q7 Locomotive kit - requires motor Requires assembly Not set Q7DA
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LNER Q7 Locomotive kit - requires motor Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) DJH Model Railway Kits K17 Class Q7 0-8-0 Locomotive Kit, with wheels, gearbox and Mishima motor Requires assembly Not set K17
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Class Q7 0-8-0 Locomotive Kit, with wheels, gearbox and Mishima motor Awaiting Categorisation