0-4-0T Class Y8 NER Profile and Models

The North Eastern Railway (NER) Class K classified as Class Y8 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a class of 0-4-0T steam locomotives designed for shunting. It was designed by Thomas W. Worsdell and five of these tiny engines were built in 1890. The NER built the K class specifically to shunt the docks at Hull, and it was here that they performed for most of their lives. All five K class locos survived into LNER ownership. However, the Depression-era reduction in dock traffic and the increased use of Sentinel shunters (LNER Class Y1 and LNER Class Y3) led to the scrapping of three Y8s in 1936/7. Two survived into British Railways (BR) ownership but none were preserved.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

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