Locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
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Locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
. The L&YR Locomotive Works were originally at Miles Platting, Manchester, from 1889 being at Horwich
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changed its name.
Locomotives added to its stock before that date came from the:
As the L&YR, locomotives were taken into stock from the:
specifying the locomotives. As Hawkshaw was not a locomotive engineer the resultant locomotives were not of the best and were hopelessly outdated long before they were withdrawn. On Hurst's retirement in 1854 Jenkins continued on his own.
A disastrous fire at the Miles Platting
works in 1873 led to the building of the new works at Horwich
.
similar varieties, e.g. all the non-superheated 0-8-0s are Class 30
William Barton Wright
John Audley Frederick Aspinall
Henry Albert Hoy
George Hughes
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...
. The L&YR Locomotive Works were originally at Miles Platting, Manchester, from 1889 being at Horwich
Horwich
Horwich is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is southeast of Chorley, northwest of Bolton and northwest from the city of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway close to the...
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Constituent companies
The L&YR came into being in 1847 when the Manchester and Leeds RailwayManchester and Leeds Railway
The Manchester and Leeds Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting Manchester with Leeds via the North Midland Railway which it joined at Normanton....
changed its name.
Locomotives added to its stock before that date came from the:
- Manchester and Bolton RailwayManchester and Bolton RailwayThe Manchester and Bolton Railway was a railway in the historic county of Lancashire, England, connecting Salford to Bolton. It was built by the proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Company who had in 1831 converted from a canal company...
(amalgamated 18 August 1846) - North Union RailwayNorth Union RailwayThe North Union Railway was an early British railway company, formed in 1834.-Origins:The North Union Railway resulted from the first railway amalgamation in British history. The two companies were the Wigan Branch Railway and the Wigan and Preston Junction Railway...
(a share acquired 31 December 1846)
As the L&YR, locomotives were taken into stock from the:
- Preston & Wyre Railway, Harbour and Dock Co.Preston and Wyre Joint Railwayright|256px|thumb|Carleton level crossing between Poulton-le-Fylde and Laytonright|256px|thumb|Thornton for Cleveleys station, 2005The Preston and Wyre Joint Railway – in full, the Preston & Wyre Railway and Dock Company – was the result of a merger in 1839 between:* Preston & Wyre...
(vested L&Y (two thirds) and L&NWR (one third) 28 July 1849) - Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway (amalgamated jointly with the East Lancashire Railway 1 January 1858)
- Liverpool, Crosby and Southport RailwayLiverpool, Crosby and Southport RailwayThe Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway received parliamentary authorization on 2 July 1847 and opened between Southport and Liverpool Waterloo on 24 July 1848.-LC&SR later operations:...
(purchased 14 June 1855) - Preston and Longridge RailwayPreston and Longridge RailwayThe Preston and Longridge Railway was a branch line in Lancashire, England. Originally designed to carry quarried stone in horse-drawn wagons, it became part of an ambitious plan to link the Lancashire coast to the heart of Yorkshire...
(taken over jointly with the L&NWRLondon and North Western RailwayThe London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
17 June 1867) - Blackburn and Preston Railway (amalgamated with the East Lancashire 3 August 1846)
- East Lancashire Railway (amalgamated as a separate division 13 August 1859, loco stocks amalgamated 17 March 1875 by adding 600 to East Lancs numbers.)
- Blackpool and Lytham Railway (amalgamated with the Preston and Wyre Joint RailwayPreston and Wyre Joint Railwayright|256px|thumb|Carleton level crossing between Poulton-le-Fylde and Laytonright|256px|thumb|Thornton for Cleveleys station, 2005The Preston and Wyre Joint Railway – in full, the Preston & Wyre Railway and Dock Company – was the result of a merger in 1839 between:* Preston & Wyre...
(L&Y/L&NW Joint)in 1871/2)
- West Lancashire RailwayWest Lancashire RailwayThe West Lancashire Railway ran northeast from Southport to Preston in northwest England.-History:Construction was started by Samuel Swire the Mayor of Southport, on 19 April 1873....
(amalgamated 15 July 1897) - Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction RailwayLiverpool, Southport and Preston Junction RailwayThe Liverpool, Southport & Preston Junction Railway was formed in 1884, and totaled 7 miles. In 1897 it became part of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, and on 1 May 1901, its northern terminus switched from to ....
(amalgamated with the West Lancashire December 1888 and with the L&Y 15 July 1897)
William Jenkins (Indoor) 1845-1867 & William Hurst (Outdoor) 1846-1854
Although Jenkins was the Locomotive Superintendent the early years of this period saw HawkshawJohn Hawkshaw
Sir John Hawkshaw , was an English civil engineer.-Early life:He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and was educated at Leeds Grammar School...
specifying the locomotives. As Hawkshaw was not a locomotive engineer the resultant locomotives were not of the best and were hopelessly outdated long before they were withdrawn. On Hurst's retirement in 1854 Jenkins continued on his own.
William Yates (Indoor) 1868-1875 & William Hurst (Outdoor) 1868-1875
Following the death of Jenkins responsibility passed to Yates as Indoor Superintendent and Hurst returned as the Outdoor Superintendent. Hurst retired in 1875 and Yates resigned.A disastrous fire at the Miles Platting
Miles Platting
Miles Platting is an inner city district of Manchester, England. It is east-northeast of Manchester city centre, along the course of the Rochdale Canal and A62 road...
works in 1873 led to the building of the new works at Horwich
Horwich
Horwich is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is southeast of Chorley, northwest of Bolton and northwest from the city of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway close to the...
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The Horwich era
Note: The class numbers below are those introduced by Hughes in 1919. Each can cover severalsimilar varieties, e.g. all the non-superheated 0-8-0s are Class 30
William Barton WrightWilliam Barton WrightWilliam Barton Wright was a British mechanical engineer and Locomotive Superintendent of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.-Family:His son Edward William Barton-Wright was a promoter of martial arts: see Bartitsu....
(1875-1886)
| LYR Class | No. Built | LMS Class | LMS nos. | Notes | ||
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| 1876-87 | 25 L&YR Class 25 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 25 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. They were introduced in 1876 by new locomotive superintendent William Barton Wright and 280 were built in total. 230 were later converted to saddle tanks by John Aspinall.... |
0-6-0 | 280 | 2F | 12015-12064 | All but 50 converted to saddle-tanks (Class 23) |
| 1876 | 0-4-2 | 8 | Stirling Patrick Stirling Patrick Stirling was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway.His father Robert Stirling was also an engineer. His brother James Stirling was also a locomotive engineer... GNR Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway.... design |
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| 1877-86 | 0-4-4T | 72 | Various outside builders | |||
| 1880-7 | 2 | 4-4-0 | 36 | 1P | 10100-10101 | Various outside builders |
| 1880-1 | 22 | 0-6-2T | 10 | 1F | 11600-11601 | Built by Kitson Kitson & Co. Kitson and Company was a locomotive manufacturer based in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-Early history:The company started as James Kitson at the Airedale Foundry, off Pearson Street, Hunslet in 1835 with Charles Todd as a partner... |
| 1881-3 | 22 | 0-6-2T | 54 | 1F | 11602-11621 | Built by Kitson (14) and Dubs Dûbs and Company Dübs & Co. was a locomotive works in Glasgow, Scotland, founded by Henry Dübs in 1863 and based at the Queens Park Works in Polmadie. In 1903 it became part of the North British Locomotive Company.-Preserved locomotives:... (40) |
| 21 | 0-4-0ST | 7 | Various designs/builders |
John Audley Frederick AspinallJohn Aspinall (engineer)Sir John Audley Frederick Aspinall was a British mechanical engineer who served as Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Southern and Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways. He introduced vacuum brakes to his locomotives in Ireland, a trend which was followed in Britain, and designed...
(1886-1899)
| LYR Class | No. Built | LMS Class | LMS nos. | Notes | ||
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| 1886 | 21 L&YR Class 21 The L&YR Class 21 is a class of small 0-4-0ST steam locomotive built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway for shunting duties. They were nicknamed Pugs.- Operational history :... |
0-4-0ST | 3 | 11200 | Built by Vulcan Foundry Vulcan Foundry Vulcan Foundry was a British locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire .-History:It was originally opened in 1832 as Charles Tayleur and Company to produce girders for bridges, switches and crossings, and other ironwork following the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway... |
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| 1888-9 | 2 | 4-4-0 | 30 | 1P | 10102-10130 | Built by Beyer-Peacock Beyer, Peacock and Company Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway Locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Gorton, Manchester. Founded by Charles Beyer and Richard Peacock, it traded from 1854 until 1966... |
| 1889-1901 | 5 L&YR Class 5 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 5 and Class 6 were two related classes of 2-4-2T steam locomotives.- Class 5 :The class began as a John Aspinall design of 1889. The first locomotives had 18"×26" cylinders for a tractive effort of 18,955 lb and power class 2P... |
2-4-2T | 270 | 2P | 10621-10869 | 26 rebuilt with Superheater to become Class 6 |
| 1889-1918 | 27 L&YR Class 27 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work.-Construction and operation:... |
0-6-0 | 484 | 2F | 12083-12467 | 63 rebuilt with Superheater to become Class 28 |
| 1891-4 | 3 | 4-4-0 | 40 | 2P | 10150-10183 | 6 rebuilt with Superheater to become Class 4. One engine spent some time as a 4-cylinder compound |
| 1891-1900 | 23 | 0-6-0ST | 230 | 2F | 11303-11532 | Rebuilds of Class 25 tender engines |
| 1891-1910 | 21 L&YR Class 21 The L&YR Class 21 is a class of small 0-4-0ST steam locomotive built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway for shunting duties. They were nicknamed Pugs.- Operational history :... |
0-4-0ST | 57 | 11201-11257 | ||
| 1897 | 24 | 0-6-0T | 20 | 2F | 11533-11546 | |
| 1899-1902 | 7 L&YR Class 7 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 7 was a class of Atlantic passenger steam locomotives to the design of John Aspinall. Forty were built between 1899 and 1902. They were known as "High-Flyers" as a result of having a high-pitched boiler that was supposed to increase stability at speed... |
4-4-2 | 40 | 2P | 10300-10339 | |
| 1900-8 | 30 | 0-8-0 | 130 | 5F | 12700-12759 | Small Boiler, 70 later rebuilt (see below) |
Henry Albert HoyHenry HoyHenry Albert Hoy was a locomotive engineer with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway . Hoy was born on 13 January 1855 in London, and educated at King Edward VI's Grammar School in St Albans, and at St John's College, Liverpool University....
(1899-1904)
| LYR Class | No. Built | LMS Class | LMS nos. | Notes | ||
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| 1903-4 | 26 | 2-6-2T | 20 | 3F | 11700-11716 |
George HughesGeorge Hughes (engineer)George Hughes was a locomotive engineer, and Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.-L&YR:...
(1904-1922)
| LYR Class | No. Built | LMS Class | LMS nos. | Notes | ||
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| 1905-10 | 5 L&YR Class 5 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 5 and Class 6 were two related classes of 2-4-2T steam locomotives.- Class 5 :The class began as a John Aspinall design of 1889. The first locomotives had 18"×26" cylinders for a tractive effort of 18,955 lb and power class 2P... |
2-4-2T | 40 | 2P | 10870-10899 | Belpaire firebox Belpaire firebox The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives. It was invented by Alfred Belpaire of Belgium. It has a greater surface area at the top of the firebox, improving heat transfer and steam production... , 18 later superheated Superheater A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into dry steam used for power generation or processes. There are three types of superheaters namely: radiant, convection, and separately fired... to become Class 6 |
| 1906 | 1 | 0-4-0 | 18 | 10600-10617 | Railmotor Railmotor Railmotor is a term which was used by several British railway companies for a steam railcar.-Overview:William Bridges Adams started building railmotors as early as 1848, but only in small numbers... locos |
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| 1906-7 | 30 | 0-8-0 | 11 | 5F | 12760-12770 | 4-cylinder Compound Compound locomotive A compound engine unit is a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages.A typical arrangement for a compound engine is that the steam is first expanded in a high-pressure cylinder, then having given up heat and losing pressure, it exhausts directly into one or more larger... , first was rebuild, rest new |
| 1906-9 | 28 L&YR Class 28 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 28 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by George Hughes. It is the rebuild of Aspinall's Class 27, due to the addition of a Belpaire firebox and the extension of the footplate and front sandboxes. It is similar, but superheated... |
0-6-0 | 22 | 3F | 12515-12536 | Superheated |
| 1908 | 32 L&YR Class 32 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 32 was a small class of 0-8-2T steam locomotives, intended for heavy shunting and banking duties.From 1903 and Ivatt's Class L1, several of the UK railway companies introduced extremely large tank engines that were eight- or even ten-coupledHolden's... |
0-8-2T | 5 | 6F | 11800-11804 | |
| 1908-9 | 8 L&YR class 8 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway class 8 was a four-cylinder 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive designed by George Hughes in 1908. As designed, they were fitted with Joy valve gear. These original locomotives were described as “poor performers” . They suffered coal consumption as high as 100... |
4-6-0 | 20 | 3P | 10400-10404 | 4-Cylinder, 15 rebuilt with superheaters (see below) |
| 1908-9 | 4 | 4-4-0 | 6 | 3P | 10190-10195 | Superheated. Rebuilds of Class 3 |
| 1910-8 | 30 | 0-8-0 | 73 | 6F | 12771-12839 | Large Boiler, 33 were rebuilds, 40 new |
| 1911 | 6 | 2-4-2T | 64 | 3P | 10900-10954 | Belpaire & Superheated, 44 were rebuilds of Class 5 |
| 1912 | 28 L&YR Class 28 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 28 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by George Hughes. It is the rebuild of Aspinall's Class 27, due to the addition of a Belpaire firebox and the extension of the footplate and front sandboxes. It is similar, but superheated... |
0-6-0 | 20 | 3F | 12537-12556 | Belpaire & Superheated |
| 1912 | 2-2-2-2 | 1 | Electric locomotive | |||
| 1912-21 | 31 | 0-8-0 | 155 | 7F | 12840-12994 | Belpaire & Superheated, 40 were rebuilds of Class 30, 115 new |
| 1913-22 | 28 L&YR Class 28 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 28 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by George Hughes. It is the rebuild of Aspinall's Class 27, due to the addition of a Belpaire firebox and the extension of the footplate and front sandboxes. It is similar, but superheated... |
0-6-0 | 63 | 4F | 12557-12619 | Belpaire & Superheated, rebuilds of Class 27 |
| 1917 | 0-4-0 | 1 | Battery-Electric | |||
| 1919 | 2-8-0 | 28 | Robinson ROD ROD 2-8-0 The Railway Operating Division ROD 2-8-0 is a type of 2-8-0 steam locomotive which was the standard heavy freight locomotive operated in Europe by the ROD during the First World War.-ROD need for a standard locomotive:... type. Bought from the government, but almost immediately sold without going into service |
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| 1920-4 | 8 L&YR class 8 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway class 8 was a four-cylinder 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive designed by George Hughes in 1908. As designed, they were fitted with Joy valve gear. These original locomotives were described as “poor performers” . They suffered coal consumption as high as 100... |
4-6-0 | 70 | 5P | 10405-10474 | Superheated, 15 were rebuilds. |
| 1924 | N/A (see L&YR Hughes 4-6-4T L&YR Hughes 4-6-4T The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Hughes 4-6-4T was a class of steam locomotives. They were a 4-6-4T tank engine version of the L&YR Class 8 , hence they were known as "Dreadnought tanks". As all were actually built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1924 after the grouping, albeit... ) |
4-6-4T | 10 | 5P | 11110-11119 | Superheated. L&YR design introduced after grouping. |
Preservation
8 locomotives survive, these being:- L&YR Class 21L&YR Class 21The L&YR Class 21 is a class of small 0-4-0ST steam locomotive built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway for shunting duties. They were nicknamed Pugs.- Operational history :...
0-4-0ST "Pugs" nos. 19 (LMS 11243), and 68 (LMS 11218, BR 51218) - L&YR Class 5L&YR Class 5The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 5 and Class 6 were two related classes of 2-4-2T steam locomotives.- Class 5 :The class began as a John Aspinall design of 1889. The first locomotives had 18"×26" cylinders for a tractive effort of 18,955 lb and power class 2P...
2-4-2T no. 1008 (LMS 10621), in NRM - L&YR Class 27L&YR Class 27The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work.-Construction and operation:...
0-6-0 no. 1300 (LMS 12322, BR 52322) - L&YR Class 25L&YR Class 25The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 25 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive. They were introduced in 1876 by new locomotive superintendent William Barton Wright and 280 were built in total. 230 were later converted to saddle tanks by John Aspinall....
0-6-0 no. 957 (LMS 12044, BR 52044) - L&YR Class 23 0-6-0ST no. 752 (LMS 11456, BR 51456)
- Wren, a 18-inch gauge Horwich WorksHorwich WorksHorwich Works was a railway works built in 1886 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in Horwich, near Bolton, in the North West of England when the company moved from its original works at Miles Platting, Manchester.-Buildings:...
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