4wVB Class Y1/ Y3 Sentinel Profile and Models

4wVB Class Y1/ Y3 Sentinel

68153 at the Middleton Railway, Leeds, in September 2021. ©Andrew Southwell

Distinctive and small in stature; the Y1 and Y3 classes were built in the 1920s/30s and featured a highly unusual design which included a gearing system and superheated vertical water-tube boiler. The Y1s featured a “one speed” gearbox, whilst the Y3s were “two speed” which enabled the latter to work at either shunting or trip-working speeds. The class had the advantage of being able to raise steam much faster than locomotives with conventional boilers. They were used at yards across the country and proved advantageous due to their low coal consumption and ability to be operated by one person.

Type of Locomotive

 Steam

Builder

 Sentinel Waggon Works

Build Date

 1925 - 1927 (Y1), 1927 - 1931 (Y3)

Total Built

 24 (Y1), 32 (Y3)

Tractive Effort

 7,260lbf to 8,870lbf

Wheel Configuration

 0-4-0 geared tank

Operated by

 LNER
LMS
GWR
BR
NCB

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

trainModels Produced

Logo for Dapol
Dapol OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) 4wVB Class Y1/ Y3 Sentinel

DCC Ready. 8-pin socket

format_paintLiveries Produced

GWR green livery sample GWR green
(1835 - 1947)
War Department livery sample War Department
(1914 - 1950)
LNER black livery sample LNER black
(1923 - 1947)
LMS black livery sample LMS black
(1923 - 1947)
CIE Córas Iompair Éireann livery sample CIE Córas Iompair Éireann
(1945 - 1987)
NCB - National Coal Board livery sample NCB - National Coal Board
(1946 - 1987)
BR black with British Railways lettering livery sample BR black with British Railways lettering
(1948 - 1951)
BR black with early emblem livery sample BR black with early emblem
(1949 - 1957)
BR black with late crest livery sample BR black with late crest
(1957 - 1968)
Private Owner livery sample Private Owner
Awaiting Categorisation livery sample Awaiting Categorisation
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O Gauge (1:43 Scale)

trainModels Produced

Logo for Dapol
Dapol O Gauge (1:43 Scale) 4wVB Class Y1/ Y3 Sentinel

DCC Ready. 21-pin socket

format_paintLiveries Produced

GWR green livery sample GWR green
(1835 - 1947)
NER - North Eastern Railway livery sample NER - North Eastern Railway
(1854 - 1922)
LNER black livery sample LNER black
(1923 - 1947)
LMS black livery sample LMS black
(1923 - 1947)
NCB - National Coal Board livery sample NCB - National Coal Board
(1946 - 1987)
BR black with early emblem livery sample BR black with early emblem
(1949 - 1957)
BR black with late crest livery sample BR black with late crest
(1957 - 1968)
Private Owner livery sample Private Owner
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Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitbuilt KB2202 Sentinel steam railcar - Highland Chieftan - 33 - from unknown white metal kit RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Unpowered KB2202
View 		Sentinel steam railcar - Highland Chieftan - 33 - from unknown white metal kit Unpainted
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Kitbuilt KB2206 Class Y3 sentinel 4wVB 47183 in BR black with early emblem - built from unknown kit on Lima chassis RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Unpowered KB2206
View 		Class Y3 sentinel 4wVB 47183 in BR black with early emblem - built from unknown kit on Lima chassis BR black with early emblem
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Meteor Model Engines MM-01 Y1/Y3 4wVB Sentinel kit Requires assembly Unpowered MM-01
View 		Y1/Y3 4wVB Sentinel kit Unpainted
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Meteor Models No image available Requires assembly Not set Y1-Y3Meteor
View 		Y1/Y3 0-4-0T Sentinel Shunter Kit (Body Only) Awaiting Categorisation
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) SkyTrex SMR401 Class Y3 0-4-0 Tram Locomotive RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set SMR401
View 		Class Y3 0-4-0 Tram Locomotive BR black with early emblem
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Walsworth Models No image available Requires assembly Not set WML705
View 		LNER/BR Sentinel 8400 kit Awaiting Categorisation
Other Scale Lledo LP88010 Sentinel DG4 steam wagon Lledo Collectors Fair - Donington 1999 RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Unpowered LP88010
View 		Sentinel DG4 steam wagon Lledo Collectors Fair - Donington 1999 Not Applicable
O-16.5 Gauge (1:43.5 Scale) WrightLines No image available Requires assembly Not set W231
View 		Sentinel Industrial Tank Loco Kit Freelance