68095 entered traffic as NBR 42 in 1887 following being built at Cowlairs Works in Springburn, Glasgow. It was one of the locomotives that was subsequently fitted permanently attached four wheeled wooden tender. This tender is not now fitted to the engine. Under BR it spent almost all of its working life based at St…

The North British Railway (NBR) G Class (LNER Class Y9) is a class of 0-4-0 ST steam locomotive designed for shunting. Some locomotives were equipped with small wooden tenders to carry extra coal. They were introduced in 1882 and thirty-eight entered service on the NBR between 1882 and 1899.

British Railways Class Y9 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam shunter 68095 (NBR Class G, LNER Class Y9) at the back of Edinburgh St Margaret's Shed in 1962. 68095 was designed by NBG CME Matthew Holmes and entered service as North British Railway Class G number 45 on December 31st 1887. 68095 was withdrawn on December 31st 1962, an impressive 75 years ...

It was numbered 8095 in the 1946 renumbering and became British Railways 68095. It was withdrawn in 1962. The NBR saddletanks were rebuilt around 1920 with new boilers but otherwise preserving their original appearance. The full-width spectacle plates and side sheets to the cab date from the 1920s.

The Drummond Y9 (NBR Class G) 0-4-0ST Shunters. The NBR Class G locomotives were introduced by Drummond. The first two were purchased in 1882 from Neilson & Co, to their standard design. Originally purchased for dock shunting, they proved to be eminently suitable for light shunting in both docks and the Scottish lowlands.

Ex-North British Railway Class G (LNER Class Y9) 0-4-0ST No. 68095 stands at St. Margarets Shed adjacent to the Running Foreman's office on the north side of the main line on 7th July, 1963. No. 68095 had been withdrawn in December 1962 and was set aside for preservation.

The Y9s were renumbered many times during their life with the NBR, and received preliminary numbers from the LNER, before being given 9000 series numbers in 1924. The new boilers fitted between 1913 and 1923 had similar dimensions to the originals, but the safety valves were located under the dome.

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