London & North Eastern Railway 4wVBGT No. 59, 8153, 68153, 54
Leeds, Yorkshire, UK 		Location: Middleton Railway
Status: Operational
Posted: Sep 13, 2023 @ 13:09:23 by Russell Newman
With its testing and running trials completed, the ex LNER Sentinel built Class Y1 4wVBGT No. 68153 will be entering service at the Middleton Railway during their Autumn Gala and Heritage Open Weekend on the 16th and 17th of October 2023.
Posted: May 23, 2023 @ 15:05:20 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER Sentinel built Class Y1 4wVBGT No. 68153 has undergone futher testing following some repairs and fine tuning, but some more problems have been found that need fixing. Hopefully it will not be long for No. 68153 back in service soon.
Posted: Oct 5, 2021 @ 14:10:41 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER Sentinel built Class Y1 4wVBGT No. 68153 is back in service at the Middleton Railway following completion of its overhaul and testing and it made a successful debut during their Gala weekend in September 2021.
Posted: May 5, 2021 @ 11:05:04 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER Sentinel built Class Y1 4wVBGT No. 68153 underway went some successful test runs along the Middleton Railway over the bank holiday weekend and is set to enter service again.
Posted: Nov 6, 2019 @ 06:11:19 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving LNER Sentinel built Class Y1 4wVBGT No. 68153 has made its first moves under steam on the 20th of October 2019 for the first time in 22 years. this marks the end of its overhaul and rebuild which has seen a brand new boiler fitted along with replacement cylinders and a new blastpipe and blower. There are a few tasks left to be done before the locomotive enters service at the Middleton Railway in 2020.
Posted: Oct 1, 2017 @ 20:10:48 by Chris Little
Should return to service late this year.
Posted: Jul 31, 2015 @ 14:07:42 by Steve Frost
Sentinel's unique vertical boiler and chain drive locos found favour with industrial users throughout the UK, but they were also operated by the large main line companies. They used them in places where a very small shunting loco was required, and the Sentinel with its ability to raise steam quickly fitted the bill well.

This one was supplied to the London and North Eastern Railway and spent its working life at the Geneva permanent way depot in Darlington. The string of numbers at the top of the page for the loco represents the various renumbering schemes of the LNER, followed by nationalisation, and lastly, the number it runs under today, from transfer to the departmental stock list.