Norfolk and Western Classes Y3b and Y4

The Norfolk and Western Class Y4 was a class of 2-8-8-2 steam locomotive Mallets with a total of 30 examples built for the Norfolk and Western Railway.
==History==
===Beginning===
In the days of steam, the Norfolk and Western Railway needed more motive power in order to tackle the issues from Second World War, so the Norfolk and Western Railway and the American Locomotive Company had went back to drawing board to design a new steam locomotive for the N&W's freight trains, enter the N&W Class Y3b, a total of 10 examples were constructed by ALCO's Richmond Works as copies of the USRA 2-8-8-2s.
===Classification===
They would be better known as the "Class Y3b", but they were re-classified as the "Class Y4" for an unknown reason.
===Disposition of the Class===
Withdrawal of the class began in the 1950s and the last engine was out of service in favor of diesels and every single one of them were scrapped, rendering them extinct.
==Stock list==
Image 	Loco No.	Manufacturer(s) 	Build date(s)	Retired	Status
Frameless	2080 	ALCO's Richmond Works	1927 	- 	Scrapped
Frameless	2081 	ALCO's Richmond Works	- 	- 	Scrapped
Frameless	2082 	ALCO's Richmond Works	- 	- 	Scrapped
 	2083 	ALCO's Richmond Works	- 	- 	Scrapped
 	2084 	ALCO's Richmond Works	- 	- 	Scrapped
Frameless	2085 	ALCO's Richmond Works	- 	- 	Scrapped
Frameless	2086 	ALCO's Richmond Works	- 	- 	Scrapped
 	2087 	ALCO's Richmond Works	- 	- 	Scrapped
Frameless	2088 	ALCO's Richmond Works	- 	- 	Scrapped
Frameless	2089 	ALCO's Richmond Works	- 	- 	Scrapped
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