LNER 2-4-0 Locomotives

2-4-0 Tender Locomotives

2-4-0 tender locomotives were an evolutionary step in express passenger design, coming after the 'Singles' (eg. 2-2-2s and 4-2-2s) but before the 4-4-0s ('Americans'). The development of the express passenger 2-4-0 depended on the ability to make steel connecting rods that were strong enough for high speed running. They were superceded by 4-4-0s which offered greater high speed stability due to their front bogies.

The move from 2-4-0s to 4-4-0s occurred during the 19th Century, resulting in only eight 2-4-0 tender designs surviving into LNER ownership.

Class	Builder	Designer	First Built	Last Withdrawal	Comments
E1	GNR	Stirling	1884	1927	1884 date includes GNR E2 rebuilds.
E2	GCR	Parker	1887	1924
12A	GCR	Sacre	1885	1923	Withdrawn before receiving an LNER Classification
E4	GER	J. Holden	1891	1959	"Intermediates"
E5	NER	Tennant	1885	1929	'Tennants'
'901'	NER	Fletcher	1875	1925	Withdrawn before receiving an LNER Classification
'1440'	NER	Fletcher	1875	1925	Withdrawn before receiving an LNER Classification
E7	NBR	Wheatley	1873	1927

2-4-0 Tank Locomotives

Very few of the LNER constituent companies ever built 2-4-0T tank locomotives, hence only two 2-4-0T locomotives served with the LNER - both inherited from the Great Central Railway (GCR). It should also be noted that many of the J65 0-6-0T class were operated in a 2-4-0T configuration with the front two axles uncoupled.

Class	Builder	Designer	First Built	Last Withdrawal	Comments
E8	GCR	Sacre	1881	1925