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L&YR Class 2
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Barton Wright
BuilderVarious
Build date1885-1887
Total produced36
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.6 ft 0 in (1.829 m)
Loco weight43.25 long tons (43.94 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,040 lbf (66.9 kN)
Career
OperatorsL&YR, LMS
Power classLMS 1P
Withdrawn1906-1930
DispositionAll scrapped

The L&YR Class 2 was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was designed by William Barton Wright and introduced in 1885.

Construction

Thirty-six locomotives were built and 2 passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the grouping in 1923.

Numbering

Full details not currently available. The two which passed to the LMS were:

L&YR no. LMS no. Notes
922 10100
924 10101

Withdrawal

Withdrawals began in 1906 and the last locomotive was withdrawn and scrapped in 1930. None have been preserved.

References

  1. Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping, no.3, LMS, page 102, Ian Allan, 1966
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway locomotives
Jenkins and Hurst (1845-1867)
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Yates and Hurst (1868-1875)
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William Barton Wright (1875-1886)
John Aspinall (1886-1899)
Henry Hoy (1899-1904)
George Hughes (1904-1922)


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