A former Raven NER 0-8-0 tender steam locomotive as LNER Class Q6 in the 1930s
Wilson Worsdell's Q5 0-8-0s met the initial increases in the North Eastern Railway's (NER) mineral traffic at the turn of the century. This large upsurge in traffic continued and more locomotive power was required. Hence, Raven designed his Q6 class using the best parts of the piston valve version of the Q5 design. A larger boiler was fitted with a saddle fitting for the smokebox. A total of 120 Q6s were built between 1913 and 1921 in a total of six batches. No. 63372 was withdrawn in 1960 after being damaged in an accident. General withdrawals started in 1963, and the last Q6 was withdrawn in 1967.
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Keywords: 0-8-0, class, eastern, lner, locomotive, ner, north, q6, railway, steam
