LNER Class Y1

what is it?

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 They passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and were numbered 68130-68153 but 68134 was withdrawn almost immediately and may not have carried its BR number.

who runs it

London and North Eastern RailwayBritish RailEREastern Region of British RailwaysNENorth Eastern Region of British RailwaysSRScottish Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 24made 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 101 years ago, in 1925.
• ⌛Served for 38 years (1925–1963).

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

spec sheet

built

1925–1933

in service from

1925

retired

1963

status

preserved

number built

24

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Sentinel Waggon Works

designer

Sentinel Waggon Works

operators

London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways, North Eastern Region of British Railways, Scottish Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

0-4-0 geared tank

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