Steam Train Posts #71-74:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Locomotive Classes 3,4,6 & 7
Hi All,
Good Saturday Evening everyone. It's Conductor Wolf letting you know it's time for another edition of Steam Train Posts #71-74 for Saturday February 18th. On this edition of Steam Train Posts, we continue our trip at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway but this time to see their class 3,class 4,Class 6 and Class 7 locomotives that were on their railway.
First off, I do apologize that this wasn't out earlier in the afternoon (around 2 pm) on Saturday February 18th. But here it is after a long wait. But anyway, to start off this post, we will be starting with the Class 3 locomotives and then to class 4 then class 6 and finally ending with the class 7 locomotives.
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L&YR Class 3/4 (Rebuilt) |
- Railroad/Basic: L&YR {Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway}
- Engine: Tender Engine
- Designer: John Aspinall
- Builder: Horwich Works
- Built (Year): 1891-1894 => 40 locomotives
- Horwich Works => 40 Locomotives
- Total: 40 locomotives
- Withdrawn: 1925-1930=> 40 real locomotive
- Number of Wheels: 14 wheels
- Configuration: 4-4-0
- Preserved: 0 real locomotives
15. L&YR Class 4 Details
- Railroad/Basic: L&YR {Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway}
- Engine: Tender Engine
- Designer: George Hughes
- Builder: Horwich Works
- Built (Year): 1908-1909 => 6 rebuilt locomotives
- Horwich Works => 6 rebuilt Locomotives
- Total: 6 rebuilt locomotives
- Withdrawn: 1925-1926=> 6 rebuilt locomotive
- Number of Wheels: 14 wheels
- Configuration: 0-4-0st
- Preserved: 0 real locomotives
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L&YR Class 6 |
16. L&YR Class 6 Details
- Railroad/Basic: L&YR {Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway}
- Engine: Tank Engine
- Designer: George Hughes
- Builder: Horwich Works
- Built (Year): 1911-1914 => 64 rebuilt locomotives
- Horwich Works => 64 Locomotives
- 20 new Locomotives
- 44 rebuilt locomotives
- Total: 64 locomotives
- Withdrawn: 1961=> 64 locomotive
- Number of Wheels: 8 wheels
- Configuration: 2-4-2st
- Preserved: possible 3 real locomotives but unknown
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L&YR Class 7 |
17. L&YR Class 7 Details
Railroad/Basic: L&YR {Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway}
Engine: Tank Engine
Designer: John Aspinall
Builder: Horwich Works
Built (Year): 1899-1902 => 40 locomotives
Horwich Works => 40 Locomotives
1st batch came out in 1899
2nd batch came out in 1902
Total: 40 locomotives
Withdrawn: 1926-1934=> 40 locomotive
Number of Wheels: 12 wheels
Configuration: 4-4-2
Preserved: 0 real locomotive