The North Eastern Railway Class D (later

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(LNER) Class H1) was a class of 4-4-4T three-cylinder

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in 1913. They were used for rural passenger services. Forty five were built in total; a first batch of twenty, then a further twenty five after the War. Between 1931 and 1936, all of the LNER H1 class were rebuilt with a

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wheel layout and re-classified as A8. They were

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ped between 1957 and 1960.

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