4-4-0 Class D21 NER Profile and Models

The NER Class R1 (LNER Class D21) was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. The class was designed by Wilson Worsdell and built from 1908 to 1909. The design was similar to that of the NER Class R (LNER Class D20) but a larger boiler was used. The R1s were initially used on the Glasgow-Newcastle and York-Newcastle services. However, as loads increased, they were replaced by more powerful locomotive types and relegated to secondary duties. They were withdrawn between 1942 and 1946 and none were preserved. Although Edward the Blue Engine, from the Railway Series books and it's spin-off television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, is regularly described as bearing "a quite striking similarity" to the Furness Railway 'Larger Seagulls'. Edward is recognisable as an NER Class R1.

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NER Gateshead Works

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