LNER Class Y11
Encyclopedia
LNER Class Y11 was a class of petrol powered
0-4-0
locomotive
s 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.
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre also has another Simplex numbered 15100. This is probably an "imaginary" British Railways number, continuing from 15099.
Petrol engine
A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....
0-4-0
0-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven...
locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
s built by Motor Rail & Tram Car Company Limited
Motor Rail
Motor Rail was a British locomotive-building company, based in Bedford. Formed in 1911 as The Motor Rail & Tramcar Co Ltd, they built petrol and diesel engined locomotives, mainly narrow gauge. During World War I over 900 locos were supplied for use on temporary military supply railways...
under their Simplex brand and introduced in the years 1919–1925 for the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
(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 RailwayGreat Eastern RailwayThe Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
), withdrawn 1956
- Built 1919, acquired by LNER 1923 (ex-Great Eastern Railway
- Works no. 2037, LNER no. 8431, re-numbered 8189, BR no. 15099 or 68189
- Built 1921, acquired by LNER 1923 (ex-North British RailwayNorth British RailwayThe North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...
), withdrawn 1956
- Built 1921, acquired by LNER 1923 (ex-North British Railway
- 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: 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 AvailabilityRoute availabilityRoute Availability is the system by which the permanent way and supporting works of the National Rail network of Great Britain are graded. All routes are allocated an RA number between 1 and 10....
: 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 MuseumEast Anglian Railway MuseumThe East Anglian Railway Museum is located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury...
- Works no. 2028 at the Nottingham Transport Heritage CentreNottingham Transport Heritage CentreThe Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre is a heritage centre based at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, the terminus of the northern section of the Great Central Railway . The site includes locomotive and rolling stock workshops , as well as cafeteria and shops...
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre also has another Simplex numbered 15100. This is probably an "imaginary" British Railways number, continuing from 15099.