LNER Class Y11

LNER Class Y11
Type and origin Power type Petrol-mechanical Builder Motor Rail & Tram Car Co. Ltd. Model Simplex Build date 1919, 1920, 1925
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0  • UIC B Wheel diameter 3 ft 1 in (0.940 m) Prime mover Dorman 4JO Engine type Petrol Transmission Mechanical, two-speed Dixon-Abbot, chain final drive Loco brake Air Train brakes None
Performance figures Power output 40 hp (30 kW) Tractive effort 3,750 lbf (16.7 kN)
Career Number in class 3 Axle load class Route Availability: 1 Retired 1950–1956 Disposition Unknown

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 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). Their British Railways numbers were 15097-15099.

Numbering

• Works no. 1931, LNER no. 8430, re-numbered 8188, BR no. 15098 or 68188
  • Built 1919, acquired by LNER 1923 (ex-Great Eastern Railway), withdrawn 1956

• Works no. 2037, LNER no. 8431, re-numbered 8189, BR no. 15099 or 68189
  • Built 1921, acquired by LNER 1923 (ex-North British Railway), withdrawn 1956

• Works no. 2126, LNER no. ED/L4, BR no. 15097
  • Built ? acquired by LNER 1925 (ex-Preston Water Works, Lancashire), withdrawn 1950

Specification

• Wheel arrangement: 0-4-0
• Weight: 8 tons 0 cwt
• Wheel diameter: 3ft 1in
• Min curve negotiable: 1 chain
• Engine type: Dorman 4JO (petrol)
• Engine output: 40hp
• Power at rail: 24hp
• Maximum speed: 7 1/2mph
• 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

None of the LNER locomotives has been preserved but several similar ones have, including:

• Works no. 2029 at the East Anglian Railway Museum
• Works no. 2028 at the Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre

Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre also has another Simplex numbered 15100. This is probably an "imaginary" British Railways number, continuing from 15099.

External links

• The Railway Centre – Technical details of 15097 - 15099
• LNER Encyclopedia
• East Anglian Railway Museum
• Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre