GER Class Y14

The Great Eastern Railway Class Y14, classified J15 by the London and North Eastern Railway, was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed by T. W. Worsdell for both freight and passenger duties, a veritable maid of all work in the words of the article. The first appeared in July 1883, and every later locomotive superintendent kept building batches with little change of design until 1913, for a final total of 289. Most came from the company's own Stratford Works, and a batch of nineteen was built by Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1884. During the First World War 43 of the engines served in France and Belgium. In December 1891 Stratford built one in 9 hours 47 minutes, a record, and it then ran 36,000 miles on Peterborough to London coal trains. Their light weight gave them Route Availability 1, so they could work over nearly all routes. Number 564 survives on the North Norfolk Railway.