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LNER Class Y11 15098 at Stratford locomotive depot 1956
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-4-0 • UIC B Wheel diameter 3 ft 1 in (0.940 m) Loco weight 8 long tons (8.1 t) Prime mover Dorman 4JO Engine type Petrol Transmission Mechanical, two-speed Dixon-Abbot, chain final drive Loco brake Air Train brakes None
Performance figures Maximum speed 7.2 mph (11.6 km/h) Power output 40 hp (30 kW) Tractive effort 3,750 lbf (16.7 kN)
LNER Class Y11 was a class of petrol powered 0-4-0 locomotives built by Motor Rail & Tram Car Company Limited under their Simplex brand and introduced in the years 1919–1925, operating after its formation in 1922 on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). Their British Railways numbers were 15097-15099 . It was known as LNER Z6 before 1943.
Numbering [ edit ]
Works no. 1931, LNER no. 8430, re-numbered 8188, BR no. 15098 or 68188
Works no. 2037, LNER no. 8431, re-numbered 8189, BR no. 15099 or 68189
Works no. 2126, LNER no. ED/L4, BR no. 15097
Unknown built date acquired by LNER 1925 (ex-Preston Water Works, Lancashire), withdrawn in 1950
The RCTS document BRITISH RAILWAYS, NORTH EASTERN REGION , LOCOMOTIVE ALLOCATION, 6th May 1950 records this locomotive as working at West Hartlepool (Creosote Works).
Specification [ edit ]
Wheel arrangement: 0-4-0
Weight: 8 tons 0 cwt
Wheel diameter: 3 ft 1in
Min curve negotiable: 1 chain
Engine type: Dorman 4JO (petrol)
Engine output: 40 hp
Power at rail: 24 hp
Maximum speed: 7½ mph
Brake type: Air on loco, no train brake
Route Availability : 1
Heating type: Not fitted
Multiple coupling type: Not fitted
Transmission: Mechanical, 2-speed Dixon Abbot
Preservation [ edit ]
None of the LNER Class Y11 locomotives has been preserved but several similar ones have, including:
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre also has another Simplex numbered 15100. This is probably an "imaginary" British Railways number, continuing from 15099.
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