what is it?
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 to work at Hull Docks. It was designed by Thomas W. Worsdell and five of these tiny engines were built in 1890. These were numbered 559–63.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 136 years ago, in 1890.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1890
- retired
- 1956
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- builders
- Gateshead Works
- designer
- T. W. Worsdell
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0T
- length
- 5.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16995560, Wikipedia: NER Class K (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.