#1734

GNSR Classes X and Y

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Manning, Wardle and Company· from 1915· two related classes of 2+2 British 0-4-2T locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

what is it?

The GNSR Classes X and Y were two similar classes of 0-4-2T steam locomotives built by Manning Wardle for the Great North of Scotland Railway. The two classes were similar, and were used throughout their lives to shunt on the docks at Aberdeen. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping, and received the LNER classification Z5.

who runs it

Great North of Scotland Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Rail Scottish Region of British Railways

base stats

built 4made in total

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 111 years ago, in 1915.
Served for 46 years (1914–1960).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1915
in service from: 1914
retired: 1960
status: retired
number built: 4
kind: steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Manning, Wardle and Company
operators: Great North of Scotland Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-4-2
length: 7 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5514041, Wikipedia: GNSR Classes X and Y (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.