0-6-0 Class J15 LNER Profile and Models

7564 at Oldland Common on the Avon Valley Railway in January 2013. ©Hugh Llewelyn

The Great Eastern Railway produced a large fleet of Class Y14 locomotives (later classified as J15s by the LNER) for use as “maids of all work” on both freight and passenger services. Following their introduction, they were so successful that they were produced continuously for 30 years with little change to the design. Some members of the class saw use in France and Belgium in WW1. A number of the class managed to survive well into the 1950s under British Railways ownership and one made it into preservation.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive	Steam
Builder	Stratford Works Sharp, Stewart & Co
Build Date	1883-1913
Total Built	289
Tractive Effort	16,940 lbf
Wheel Configuration	0-6-0
Operated By	Great Eastern Railway London & North Eastern Railway British Railways
Main Duties	Mixed Traffic
In Service Until	1958
Surviving Examples	1