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L&YR Class 31
No. 12928 at Normanton Locomotive Depot on 25 May 1947
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer George Hughes Build date 1912-1920 Total produced New, 115 Rebuilds, 40 Total, 155
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-8-0 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 6 in (1.372 m) Loco weight 66.2 long tons (67.3 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 21.5 in × 26 in (546 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Joy
Performance figures Tractive effort 34,055 lbf (151.5 kN)
Career Operators L&YR, LMS, BR Power class LMS 7F Locale London Midland Region Disposition All scrapped

The L&YR Class 31 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The class was designed by George Hughes and introduced in 1912. The class comprised 115 new locomotives and 40 rebuilt from other classes.

Transfer to LMS

The locomotives passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923. The LMS numbered them 12840-12994 and gave them the power classification 7F.

Transfer to BR

In 1948, British Railways (BR) inherited 17 locomotives and numbered them in the range 52841–52971.

Withdrawal

No examples of this class were preserved.

References

1. Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 3, page 44
2. Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping, no.3, LMS, page 130, Ian Allan, 1966
3. "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

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