Steam Train Posts #75-78:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 30,Great Northern Railroad Stirling 4-2-2,Southern Railroad West Country and Battle of Britain classes & London Midland Scottish Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T

 Hi All, 

Good Saturday Morning  everyone. It's Conductor Wolf letting you know it's time for another edition of Steam Train Posts #75-78 for Saturday March 4th. On this edition of Steam Train Posts, we finished up with our travel to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railroad before traveling to the Great Northern Railroad and then to Southern Railroad and end with a trip to the London Midland and Scottish Railroad. 

-Conductor Wolf 

First off, lets finished up at Lancashire and Yorkshire Railroad to see their Class 30 locomotive:

L&YR Class 30 Locomotive 

18. L&YR Class 30 Details

1. Railroad/Basic: L&YR {Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway}
2. Engine: Tender Engine
3. Designer: John Aspinall 
4. Builder: Horwich Works
5. Built (Year): 1900-1908 => 60 locomotives
1. Total: 60 locomotives
6. Withdrawn: 1926-1950=> 40 locomotive
7. Number of Wheels: 16 wheels
8. Configuration: 0-8-0
9. Preserved:  0 real locomotives

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And now we leave the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and travel over to the Great Northern Railway to see their Stirling 4-2-2 class locomotives:

GNR Stirling 4-2-2 locomotive

19. GNR Stirling 4-2-2 Details

1. Railroad/Basic: Great Northern Railroad Stirling 4-2-2
2. Engine: Tender Engine
3. Designer: Patrick Stirlining 
4. Builder: Doncaster Works
5. Built (Year): 1870-1875 => 53 locomotives
1. Total: 53 locomotives
6. Withdrawn: 1899-1916=> 52 locomotive
7. Number of Wheels: 14 wheels
8. Configuration: 4-2-2
9. Preserved:  1 real locomotive
   

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And now we leave the  Great Northern Railway and travel over to the Southern Railway to see their Southern Railroad West Country and Battle of Britain locomotive classes:

SR West Country & Battle of Britain classes

20. SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes Details

1. Railroad/Basic: Southern Railroad West Country and Battle of Britain classes
2. Engine: Tender Engine
3. Designer: Oliver Bulleid 
4. Builder: SR/BR Brighton Works & BR Eastleigh Works (6)
5. Built (Year): 1945-1951 => 110 locomotives
1. SR/BR Brighton Works (104)
2. BR Eastleigh Works (6)
3. Total: 110 locomotives
6. Withdrawn: 1963-1967
1. Preserved 10 locomotives
2. Rebuilt 60 locomotives
3. 40 scrapped locomotives  
7. Number of Wheels: 18 wheels
8. Configuration: 4-6-2
9. Preserved:  10 real locomotives

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Now we leave the Southern Railway and travel to our final destination for today's trip and that is the London,Midland and Scottish Railway to see their Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T:

LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T

21. LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T Details

1. Railroad/Basic: London Midland Scottish Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T
2. Engine: Tank Engine
3. Designer: H. G. Ivatt
4. Builder: LMS & BR Crewe Works & BR Derby Works
5. Built (Year): 1946-1952 => 130 locomotives
1. LMS & BR Crewe Works
2. BR Derby Works
3. Total: 53 locomotives
6. Withdrawn: 1962-1967=> 126 locomotives (Scrapped)
7. Number of Wheels: 10 wheels
8. Configuration: 2-6-2T
9. Preserved:  4 real locomotives

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And that concludes today's history trip for this Saturday edition of the Steam Train History post. Join us for another trip on Saturday March 18th when we explore four more steam trains here on the Steam Train History Blog. Stick around for Sunday's Opinion & Answer. 

Thank You 

Conductor Wolf