Yorkshire Engine Company

The Yorkshire Engine Company (YEC) was a small independent locomotive manufacturer in Sheffield, England. The company was formed in 1865 and produced locomotives and carried out general engineering work until 1965. They mainly built shunting engines for the British market, but also built main line engines for overseas customers.

Steam locomotives were built from 1865 to 1956 and diesel locomotives from 1950 to 1965.

Steam Locomotives

 * Chislet Colliery (W/No. 2498 of 1951 [0-6-0ST]undefined)
 * Manvers Main Colliery (W/No. 1823 of 1922undefined)
 * Pentewan Railway (W/No. 757 of 1903 [2-6-2T]undefined)
 * United Steel (W/No. 2498 of 1951 [0-6-0ST]undefined, W/No. 2521 of 1951 [0-6-0ST]undefined)

Diesel Locomotives
The YEC created some mainline classes for British Railways, including the Class 02 and the Janus Locomotives.
 * Agecroft Colliery NCB (W/No. 2745 of 1945 [0-4-0DE])
 * British Industrial Sand (W/No. 2672 of 1959 [04-0DH]undefined)
 * British Steel Corporation (W/No. 2894 [0-8-0]undefined)
 * Brymbo Steelworks (W/No. 2855 of 1961undefined)
 * Colsterworth Quarries (W/No. 2871 of 1962 [0-6-0], W/No. 2872 of 1962 [0-6-0])undefined
 * Mostyn Docks (W/No. 2819 of 1960 [0-4-0DH]undefined)
 * Normanby Park (W/No. 2871 of 1962 [0-6-0], W/No. 2872 of 1962 [0-6-0])undefined
 * Orgreave Coking Plant (W/No. 2528 of 1953 [0-6-0]undefined)
 * Pilkington Brothers Ltd (W/No. 2677 of 1960 [0-4-0DH])
 * Treeton Colliery (W/No. 2913 of 1965undefined)