The North Eastern Railway Class M1 (LNER Class D17/1) is a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotive, designed by Wilson Worsdell.
Classification
Classification is 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:
| Original NER class |
New NER class |
LNER Class |
Cylinders |
Driving wheels |
| M1 |
M |
D17/1 |
(2) 19" x 26" |
7' 1¼" |
| Q |
- |
D17/2 |
(2) 19½" x 26" |
7' 1¼" |
| Q1 |
- |
D18 |
(2) 19½" x 26" |
7' 7¼" |
| M |
3CC |
D19 |
HP (1) 19" x 26"
LP (2) 20" x 24" |
7' 1¼" |
- HP = high pressure cylinder, LP = low pressure cylinders
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The last two D17/1s were withdrawn in 1945.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 Two D17/2s did (BR numbers 62111 and 62112) but they were withdrawn in February 1948.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
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