North Eastern Railway 0-8-0 No. 63395 (2238, 3395)
Grosmont, Yorkshire, UK 		Location: North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Status: Operational
Posted: Jun 20, 2025 @ 12:06:01 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395, will visit Hopetown, Darlington for their Titans of Steam Gala as part of Railway 200 from the 20th of September to the 5th of October 2025.
Posted: May 16, 2025 @ 12:05:28 by Russell Newman
With the brand new right hand cylinder now fitted and all the motion refitted, the ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395, is now back as an operational locomotive again. With the work now completed No. 63395 is visiting Locomotion at Shildon in County Durham for their Railways Past event from the 24th of May to the 1st of June 2025.
Posted: Mar 31, 2025 @ 13:03:13 by Russell Newman
The brand new right hand cylinder for ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395, has now been fitted to the locomotive and a little more work on a couple alignment issues is required before work can start to reassemble the locomotive and get her back out in traffic soon.
Posted: Jul 20, 2024 @ 08:07:04 by Russell Newman
The brand new right hand cylinder for ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395, has successfully been casted by the The Boro’ Foundry and will be machined at the begining of August 2024 and delivered for fittment to No. 63395 soon.
Posted: Jan 3, 2024 @ 14:01:16 by Russell Newman
The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group have now confirmed that ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395 will be having a brand new right hand cylinder made to replace the damaged one to return the locomotive to traffic.
Posted: Sep 16, 2023 @ 09:09:44 by Russell Newman
The cost of repairs to the right hand cylinder on ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395 are higher then first thought as its now estimated that between £50,000 and £70,000 are needed. As the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group have decided to order a brand new cylinder to be made for the locomotive, and enquiries are now underway with pattern makers and foundries. The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group are still appealing to members of the public for donations to help with the work needed which details can be found on their website and social media pages. It is hoped that they can get the work done on No. 63395 completed time for the locomotive to take part in time for the Stockton and Darlington Railway bicentenary in 2025.
Posted: Jun 10, 2023 @ 15:06:27 by Russell Newman
The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group are appealing to raise funds to help with the repairs to ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395 after its right hand cylinder casting failed putting it out of service. Following some solutions its possible to repair the cylinder by a specialist firm which has inspected it and says it is possible to carry out a metal stiching repair to it, but the cost would be around £10,000 to £15,000 or the other alternitive is for a brand new cylinder to be casted. The investigation into what caused the cylinder to fail is still on going but donations to help with the repairs are open and details can be found on the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group’s website and social media.
Posted: May 17, 2023 @ 11:05:48 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395 has now had to be taken out of service following damage to its right hand cylinder which now needs replacing.
Posted: Sep 20, 2021 @ 13:09:11 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395 has successfully passed its steam tests and will now start running in trials before entering service again at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
Posted: Feb 19, 2021 @ 06:02:50 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395 is currently being overhauled still at Grosmont shed as its owners the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group along with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway are working to get it completed. Most of the work being completed has been on the chassis of the locomotive with the boiler removed for overhaul and is currently ready to be steam tested which should be soon.
Posted: Mar 6, 2020 @ 14:03:59 by Russell Newman
North Eastern Railways T2 (LNER Q6) 0-8-0 No. 2238 is to revert back to its British Railways livery with her BR running number 63395 again following her spell in her original North Eastern Railways livery.
Posted: Jun 24, 2019 @ 12:06:39 by Russell Newman
The North Eastern Railways T2 (LNER Q6) 0-8-0 No. 2238 has been hired in to replace the unavailable 60009 and 6233 at the Summer Steam Gala at the Mid Norfolk Railway on the 28th to 30th of June 2019. This will be the first time that 2238 has visited Norfolk, East Anglia for this event.
Posted: Jun 24, 2019 @ 09:06:16 by Jack Spencer
NER T2 Nol. 2238 is paying a visit to the Mid-Norfolk Railway for their Summer Gala on June 28th-30th. As both of the envisaged main-line guests, 60009 Union of South Africa and 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, cannot attend due to engineering works.
Posted: May 1, 2019 @ 09:05:37 by Russell Newman
The North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group has repainted Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395 back to its North Eastern Railways black livery with its NER running 2238 on. No. 2238 is in its centenary year this year and 2019 also marks 100 years of its designer Sir Vicent Raven. No. 2238 will enter service in its new livery during the Behind the Scenes event at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway over the Bank Holiday weekend (4th to 6th of May 2019).
Posted: Sep 12, 2018 @ 06:09:07 by Russell Newman
No. 63395 was steamed and moved under its own power for the first time since overhaul. The Q6 will undergo test runs before in enters traffic soon.
Posted: Mar 19, 2018 @ 06:03:04 by Russell Newman
The LNER Q6 0-8-0 No. 63395 has been booked in for its first ever visit to the Severn Valley Railway for there Autumn Steam Gala later in the year on the weekend of September 20th to the 23rd 2018.
Posted: Feb 25, 2017 @ 13:02:56 by Russell Newman
63395 will be having a fast track overhaul at Gromont which will take two months that will give it a fresh 10 year boiler ticket till 2024.
Posted: Dec 31, 2016 @ 06:12:50 by Russell Newman
63395 is due to be withdrawn from service for its next overhaul after working its final trains at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway over the New Year weekend.
Posted: Sep 13, 2014 @ 15:09:03 by Steve Frost
Now back at Grosmont after extensive boiler repairs at Crewe. Fully operational.
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 @ 12:02:00 by Steve Frost
Currently moved to Crewe for attention to the firebox with a possible return to Grosmont later in 2013.
Posted: Jun 30, 2009 @ 03:06:44 by Steve Frost
The loco has been back in service for a couple of years now and has visited other railway centres. It seems back to full health and happy to attack the bank out of Grosmont once more, as the latest photo shows - doing what it was built to do on a demonstration freight.
Posted: Mar 5, 2004 @ 05:03:42 by Steve Frost
The overhaul continues. On the boiler, at Grosmont, a new front tube plate is to be made, and there is a lot of work to be done on the lower parts of the outer firebox. Cracking on the backhead is also being repaired. The frames continue to progress at Darlington.
Posted: Mar 31, 2003 @ 09:03:06 by Steve Frost
Link to the NELPG website for more info: www.nelpg.fsnet.co.uk
Posted: Mar 31, 2003 @ 06:03:10 by Steve Frost
Classic North Eastern Railway freight power. NER class T2 (LNER class Q6), a 2 cylinder 0-8-0 mainly used for heavy mineral haulage, these engines were some of the last pre-grouping locos in the UK when withdrawn in 1967.63395 had a brush with the scrap man, but was saved at the 11th hour by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group. Normally based at Grosmont, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, it hasn't steamed for over 20 years, but is currently undergoing an overhaul at NELPG's workshop in Darlington.