L&YR Class 2
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Barton Wright
BuilderVarious
Build date1885-1887
Total produced36
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • 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.[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Withdrawals began in 1906 and the last locomotive was withdrawn and scrapped in 1930.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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