The GER Class G15 was a class of ten 0-4-0T steam tram locomotives designed by Thomas William Worsdell for the British Great Eastern Railway. Six passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at the 1923 grouping, and received the LNER classification Y6.
Overview
These locomotives had inside cylinders driving wheels. They were used on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway in East Anglia. They were later used elsewhere after being replaced by the more powerful GER Class C53 (LNER Class J70) 0-6-0Ts.
+ Table of orders and numbers Year Order Manufacturer Quantity GER Nos. LNER Nos. Notes 1883–84 G15 Stratford Works 3 130, 131, 132 —, —, 7132 1885 N17 Stratford Works 2 128, 129 —, 07129 1891–92 C29 Stratford Works 3 125, 126, 127 07125, 07126, — 1897 F40 Stratford Works 2 133, 134 7133, 7134 Four were withdrawn before the grouping – 131 in 1907, 130 in 1909, 127 and 128 in 1913. In January 1921, numbers 125, 126 and 129 were placed on the duplicate list, and had their numbers prefixed with a "0" (The original numbers were reused on the 1921-batch of class C53 locomotives). Four more were withdrawn before the 1946 renumbering — 7132 in 1931, 07129 in 1933, 07125 and 07126 in 1940. The remaining two were numbered 8082 (ex-7133) and 8083 (ex-7134). Both survived into British Railways ownership in 1948 and they were numbered 68082 and 68083. The former was withdrawn in 1951, and the latter in 1952. None has been preserved; although 68083 had been earmarked for preservation, it was scrapped after standing in Stratford paintshop for over a year.
Replica The Nene Valley Railway were building a replica of the Y6 class to perform as Toby the Tram Engine for their Day Out with Thomas events. However, when the Rev. W. Awdry died in 1997, the project was ceased halfway through. But a new owner has bought the engine, and has revived the project.
Individual locomotives + List of GER C15 locomotives GER No. 1921 No. LNER No. 1946 No. BR No. Built Withdrawn 130 — — — — 1883 1909 131 — — — — 1883 1907 132 7132 — — 1883 1931 128 — — — — 1885 1913 129 0129 07129 — — 1885 1933 125 0125 07125 — — 1891 1940 126 0126 07126 — — 1892 1940 127 — — — — 1892 1913 133 7133 8082 68082 1897 1951 134 7134 8083 68083 1897 1952
References Notes
Bibliography
External links G15 Class 0-4-0T 1883-1897 — Great Eastern Railway Society The Y6 (GER G15) 0-4-0 Tram Engines — LNER Encyclopedia