Steam Locomotive Information

Here is the photo album for London & North Eastern Railway No. 65894 (2392), a 0-6-0 located in Grosmont, Yorkshire. If you would like to suggest additional photos for this album, please click here.

A demonstration of one of the disadvantages of inside cylinders, so typical of the British loco.

The loco's worksplate, dated 1923, but with the post 1948 running number attached.

The loco's driving axle, showing the eccentric sheaves and big ends.

The loco's rolling chassis awaiting the return of the boiler in May 2017 as its overhaul continues. The work has involved making a new cylinder block as the original had suffered cracking that was beyond repair.

Pictured whilst running in North Eastern Railway black livery during a visit to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in August 1990.

Standing opposite the turntable at Keighley during a visit to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in August 1990.

Standing at the classic location at the exit from Keighley station during a visit to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in August 1990.

On 16th August 1969 the loco was under restoration in the unique octagonal roundhouse at Thornaby depot. The building has long been demolished, and the rest of the depot has followed it into oblivion.

With a full tender, 2392 stands behind 29 at Grosmont depot in November 1973. Behind the locos is the (then) new repair shed, still incomplete at the time.

Restored in full North Eastern freight livery, the class P3 runs through Heighington on 31st August 1975 in the Cavalcade of locomotives marking the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.

On the footplate, 27th September 2019

Photographed early one morning of an Autumn Gala day, 2392 starts from Grosmont shed with the cylinder drain cocks open. At the time it was running in North Eastern Railway lined black livery, and very smart, too!

Photographed in 2019 when running in British Railways unlined black livery, the way it appeared in its last days of pre-preservation work in 1967. Here it runs across Grosmont level crossing.

Class J27 No.65894 pictured whilst visiting the Great Central Railway for their Autumn Steam Gala on 1st October 2022.

Running in as built LNER livery as 2392, the class J27 has arrived at at Pickering station where it stands under the overall roof whilst double heading with LH&JC No.29 during the North Yorkshire Moors Railway's Annual Steam Gala on the 28th of September 2024.

Class J27 No.2392 stands on display at Locomotion, Shildon on 24th May 2025. Three locos from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, including Class Q6 63395 in the background, were displayed for a week as part of the 'Celebrating Railway Heritage' event, itself part of the Rail 200 series of events celebrating the 200th anniversary of opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, whose route runs past Locomotion museum

Running in as built LNER livery as 2392, the class J27 stands at Grosmont shed during the North Yorkshire Moors Railway's Annual Steam Gala on the 28th of September 2024


London & North Eastern Railway 0-6-0 No. 65894 (2392) Grosmont, Yorkshire, UK	Location: North Yorkshire Moors Railway Status: Operational