0-4-2T Class Z4/ Z5 GNSR/LNER Profile and Models
6832. Unknown date & location. ©LNER.info
The GNoSR Classes X and Y were two similar classes of 0-4-2T steam locomotives built by Manning Wardle for the Great North of Scotland Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping, and received the LNER classification Z5. The class X were later reclassified Z4. Both classes remained almost unchanged throughout their working lives which involved working the 1.75-mile (2.82 km) long branch from Kittybrewster to Waterloo Docks in Aberdeen, local trips, and hire to nearby industry. The first loco to be withdrawn was 68193 in 1956, followed by 68191 in 1959. The remaining two locos were withdrawn in 1960. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
Manning Wardle |
Build Date |
1915 |
Total Built |
4 |
Tractive Effort |
10,945 lbf (Z4) 11,105 lbf (Z5) |
Wheel Configuration |
0-4-2T |
Operated By |
Great North of Scotland Railway London & North Eastern Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Shunting |
In Service Until |
1960 |
Surviving Examples |
0 |