#0514

GER Class Y14

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1883· class of 289 British 0-6-0 locomotives, later LNER class J15

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved

8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. GER J15 with demo freight train: Steve Edge· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. GER Class Y14 564 Sheringham Station: BWard 1997· CC BY 3.0
3. -2022-02-16 Great Eastern Railway 564 at Sheringham Station (1): Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me ([email protected]) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. -2022-02-16 Great Eastern Railway 564 at Sheringham Station (3): Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me ([email protected]) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. -2022-02-16 Great Eastern Railway 564 at Sheringham Station (4): Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me ([email protected]) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. -2022-02-16 Great Eastern Railway 564 at Sheringham Station (5): Kolforn ( Kolforn ) I'd appreciate if you could mail me ([email protected]) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribu· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. 65462 LNER J15 at Sheringham: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
8. 7564 Avon Valley Railway - 8359186114: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

what is it?

The Great Eastern Railway (GER) Class Y14 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. The LNER classified them J15. The Class Y14 was designed by T.W. Worsdell for both freight and passenger duties - a veritable 'maid of all work'.

who runs it

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

base stats

built 289made 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 143 years ago, in 1883.
14.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 79 years (1883–1962).

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

spec sheet

built: 1883–1913
in service from: 1883
retired: 1962
status: preserved
number built: 289
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Sharp, Stewart and Company, Stratford Works
designer: T. W. Worsdell
operators: Great Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
length: 14.3 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5513231, Wikipedia: GER Class Y14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.