The N.E.R engine is a J25 0-6-0 type and numbered 463. I am not sure about this but was told it was around 1910 but hope someone would confirm it. D. A. Twigg has provided more information: “Here are some details about the life of the Locomotive in the photograph. NER 463 built Dec/1899 : Re-numbered for LNER (1946) as 5689. Re- numbered for BR as 65689 , Jan /1949. Locomotive Specifics Designer W. Worsdell : Class J25 : Wheels 0-6-0; Builder Darlington Works : To Service During Dec/1899. Withdrawal week ending Monday 31/05/1954 : Service Life 54 years, 6 months, 1 day. 01/01/1948 Allocation West Auckland (AUK).
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65689. 31/05/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 65689. There is no data to show it survived the cutting up of the locomotive.
Image courtesy of Derick Pearson, the Pem Holliday Collection and others, thanks to D. A Twigg for the update on the locomotive.
It’s a J25 0-6-0. Other than that I can’t help. The coal in the tender looks very stable.
Here are some details about the life of the Locomotive in the photograph .
NER 463 built Dec/1899 : Re-numbered for LNER (1946) as 5689 .
Re- numbered for BR as 65689 , Jan /1949
Locomotive Specifics Designer W. Worsdell : Class J25 : Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works : To Service During Dec/1899
Withdrawal w/e Mon 31/05/1954 : Service Life 54 yrs, 6 mths , 1 day
01/01/1948 Allocation West Auckland (AUK)
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65689
31/05/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 65689
There is no data to show it survived the cutting up of the loco .