GER CLASS Y14

The Great Eastern Railway (GER) 'Class Y14' is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. The LNER classified them 'J15'. Number 65462 survives.
The 'Class Y14' were designed by T.W. Worsdell for both freight and passenger duties and the class was nick-named 'the maid of all work'. They were first introduced in July 1883 and forty such engines served abroad in 1917.
In 1891, the workshops of the 'Great Eastern Railway' at Stratford built a 'Class Y14' (J15) from scratch and had it in steam in a mere 9 hours 47 minutes.

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Technical specifications

Identification features

In fiction

Preservation

External links

Technical specifications

★ Driving wheel diameter: 4ft. 11in.

★ Length: 47ft. 3in.

★ Total Weight: 67 tons 14cwt.

★ Water capacity: 2,640 gallons

★ Cylinders: 17½in. × 24in.

★ Boiler Pressure: 160 psi.

★ Tractive effort: 16,942lb.

★ Coal capacity: 5 tons

★ Power Classification: 1P / 2F

★ Route availability: 1

Identification features

The footplate is straight and some of the class had stove pipe chimneys, but all of them had domes towards the front end of the boiler. Some engines had side windows on the cab.

In fiction

In The Railway Series, The Old Engine is based on the Class Y14.

Preservation

Number 65462 is preserved on the North Norfolk Railway

External links

★ LNER encyclopedia

★ Railuk database