L&YR Class 2

For other uses, see L&YR Class 2 (Aspinall).
L&YR Class 2
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer William Barton Wright
Builder Various
Build date 1885-1887
Total produced 36
Specifications
Configuration 4-4-0
Gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 6 ft 0 in (1.829 m)
Loco weight 43.25 long tons (43.94 t)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 15,040 lbf (66.9 kN)
Career
Operators L&YR, LMS
Power class LMS 1P
Withdrawn 1906-1930
Disposition All 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.[1]

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Withdrawals began in 1906 and the last locomotive was withdrawn and scrapped in 1930.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


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