The North Eastern Railway Class E1, classified as Class J72 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), is a class of small 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by Wilson Worsdell for shunting.
A total of 113 locomotives were built: This is a rare, possibly unique, example of a locomotive class which was built, completely unchanged, under pre-grouping, post-grouping and British Railways administration.
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It is owned by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group.
It re-entered service in 2010 and visited many heritage railways.