The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class H, classified as Class Y7 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a class of 0-4-0 T steam locomotives designed for shunting. Introduced in 1888 by Thomas W. Worsdell, six were built in 1888. Their simple, bare design easily navigated the tight curves and poor quality track which they ran on.

The Y7 was designed by T.W. Worsdell in 1888, to replace the various Manning Wardle 0-4-0 saddle tank shunting locomotives used by the NER. The first batch was for six locomotives, and proved a great success. Their simple, bare design easily navigated the tight curves and poor quality track which they ran on.

The Y7 class was designed by T.W. Worsdell in 1888, to replace the various Manning Wardle 0-4-0 saddle tank shunting locomotives used by the NER. The first batch was for six locomotives, and proved a great success.

LNER 0-4-0 'Y' Locomotives 0-4-0 Tender Locomotives. The 0-4-0 is associated with the earliest steam locomotives, but one of a pair built as late as 1868 on the North British Railway (NBR) survived to Grouping (1923). Many of the Y9 'Scottish Pugs' also ran with wooden trucks as coal tenders but these were classed as tank engines.

Amongst the smallest Victorian steam locomotives were the North Eastern Railway’s ‘H’ class, later ‘Y7’, which has attracted a considerable following in preservation. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES looks into the history of this small but fascinating class.

That locomotive is the LNER Y7, which started life as the North Eastern Railway’s H Class. The first six were built in 1888 to Thomas Worsdell’s design, to replace elderly Manning Wardle locomotives on the NER’s docks. They were the perfect …

2024年10月31日 · The LNER Y7, which started life as the North Eastern Railway’s H Class, were a batch of tiny 4wheel shunters. The first six were built in 1888 to Thomas Worsdell’s design, to replace elderly Manning Wardle locomotives on the NER’s docks. They were the perfect dockyard locomotive. They were rugged and simple.

Above: New from Rapido Trains UK for ‘OO’ gauge is the diminutive NER ‘H’ (LNER ‘Y7’) 0-4-0T. The effects of the Great Depression from 1929 hit dockyards hard and most of the ‘Y7s’ were withdrawn with some scrapped and others sold on to industry, leaving just two in main line service at the formation of British Railways in 1948.

The NER Class H, classified as Class Y7 by the LNER is a class of 0-4-0T steam locomotives designed for shunting. Introduced in 1888 by Thomas W. Worsdell, six were built in 1888. Their simple, bare design easily navigated the tight curves and poor quality track which they ran on.

2024年12月15日 · Amongst the smallest Victorian steam locomotives were the North Eastern Railway’s ‘H’ class, later ‘Y7’, which has attracted a considerable following in preservation. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES looks into the history of this small but fascinating class.