LNER 0-4-0 'Y' Locomotives 0-4-0 Tender Locomotives The 0-4-0 is associated with the earliest steam locomotives, but one of a pair built as late as 1868 on the North British Railway (NBR) survived to Grouping (1923). Many of the Y9 'Scottish Pugs' also ran with wooden trucks as coal tenders but these were classed as tank engines.

The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class Y (LNER Class A7) 4-6-2T tank locomotives were designed whilst Wilson Worsdell was Chief Mechanical Engineer, but none were built until 1910 by which time Vincent Raven had taken over.

The Y8 (NER K) 0-4-0 Shunters The Y8 was T.W. Worsdell 's last design, and was specifically designed for the docks at Hull. A total of five of these tiny engines were built in 1890. These were numbered 559-63. All five survived into LNER ownership.

The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class K classified as Class Y8 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a class of 0-4-0T steam locomotives designed for shunting. It was designed by Thomas W. Worsdell and five of these tiny engines were built in 1890. These were numbered 559-63.

The LNER Class Y1 was a class of 0-4-0 geared steam locomotives built by Sentinel Waggon Works for the London and North Eastern Railway and introduced in 1925. They passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and were numbered 68130-68153 [1] but 68134 was withdrawn almost immediately and may not have carried its BR number.

The Y7 was designed by T.W. Worsdell in 1888, to replace the various Manning Wardle 0-4-0 saddle tank shunting locomotives used by the NER. The first batch was for six locomotives, and proved a great success. Their simple, bare design easily navigated the tight curves and poor quality track which they ran on.

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Amongst the smallest Victorian steam locomotives were the North Eastern Railway’s ‘H’ class, later ‘Y7’, which has attracted a considerable following in preservation. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES looks into the history of this small but fascinating class.

Compared to virtually every other LNER steam locomotive, the Sentinel Y1 and Y3 shunters had an unusual vertical design. The boiler was vertical with two vertical cylinders - one on each side.

One of our new LNER Y7 EPs has gone for a trip to Brewhouse Quay to engage in shunting a couple of 'Not-Quite-Minks'. Hopefully this video showcases the running qualities of the locomotive on...