LNER internal combustion locomotives explained

The London and North Eastern Railway used a few petrol and diesel locomotives.^[1] These included the LNER Class Y11 petrol locomotives, the diesel shunters which later became British Rail Class D3/9 and British Rail Class D3/14 and the Kitson-Still steam diesel hybrid locomotive. During the 1930s, Armstrong Whitworth supplied an experimental 1-Co-1 diesel-electric locomotive^[2] and several diesel-electric railcars.^[3] In the 1940s, the LNER had twenty-five 1,600 hp main-line diesel locomotives on order. These would have been similar to the British Rail Class D16/1 and British Rail Class D16/2 but the order was cancelled after nationalisation in 1948.

Petrol railcars

The LNER inherited several petrol railcars from its constituent companies:

• NER petrol inspection car^[4]
• NER petrol-electric autocars^[5] (these were similar in body style to the Tyneside Electrics)
• NER petrol rail motor bus^[6]
• NER petrol autocar^[7]
• GCR petrol-electric railcar^[8]

See also

• GWR diesel shunters
• LMS diesel shunters
• List of British Rail classes
• Southern Railway diesels

References

• Book: Allen , G. Freeman . G. Freeman Allen

. British Railways today and tomorrow . G. Freeman Allen . . 1959 .

External links

• Armstrong Whitworth locomotives and railcars

Notes and References

1. Web site: LNER Internal Combustion Locomotives . LNER Encyclopedia .
2. Web site: The Armstrong-Whitworth 1-Co-1 Diesel-Electric Locomotive . LNER Encyclopedia .
3. Web site: The Armstrong-Whitworth Diesel-Electric Railcars . LNER Encyclopedia .
4. Web site: The NER Petrol Inspection Cars . LNER Encyclopedia .
5. Web site: The NER Petrol-Electric Autocars . LNER Encyclopedia .
6. Web site: The NER Petrol Rail Motor Bus . LNER Encyclopedia .
7. Web site: The NER Petrol Autocar . LNER Encyclopedia .
8. Web site: The GCR Petrol-Electric Railcar . LNER Encyclopedia .