Locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway


Locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway locomotive works were originally at Miles Platting, Manchester. From 1889 they were at Horwich.

Constituent companies

The L&YR came into being in 1847 when the Manchester and Leeds Railway 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:

William Jenkins">William Jenkins (engineer)">William Jenkins (Indoor) 1845–1867 & William Hurst">William Hurst (civil engineer)">William Hurst (Outdoor) 1846–1854

Although Jenkins was the Locomotive Superintendent the early years of this period saw Hawkshaw 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As Hawkshaw was not a locomotive engineer the resultant locomotives were not of the best and were hopelessly outdated long before they were withdrawn.
Hurst left to join the North British Railway in 1854 and Jenkins continued on his own.
No. of
1st built		TypeQuantityManufacturerDateDriving
wheel
diameter		Notes
540-4-037Wm. Fairbairn
Edward Bury 		1847–494 ft 9 inBetween 10 and 13 rebuilt as 0-4-2
532-2-243L&YR Miles Platting
Wm. Fairbairn 		1847–495 ft 9 inAlmost all rebuilt 1867-72 as 2-4-0
622-2-210L&YR Miles Platting
Wm. Fairbairn 		1847–495 ft 6 inAlmost all rebuilt 1867-72 as 2-4-0
1122-2-229Bury, Curtis & Kennedy18495 ft 10 inAlmost all rebuilt 1867-72 as 2-4-0
2020-6-02E. B. Wilson & Co.18494 ft 9 in
1630-4-235L&YR Miles Platting
Wm. Fairbairn 		1849–704 ft 9 inTwo rebuilt in 1869 as 0-6-0
2170-6-012L&YR Miles Platting1854–555 ft 0 in
1410-6-0149L&YR Miles Platting1855–704 ft 10 inBetween 1878 and 1887 34 were rebuilt as 0-6-0ST, 18 as 0-6-2T and 3 as 0-4-4T
1190-6-0ST11L&YR Miles Platting1855–674 ft 0 in
1300-6-0ST26L&YR Miles Platting1856–715 ft 0 in
2862-4-022L&YR Miles Platting1861–675 ft 9 in

William Yates">William Yates (engineer)">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 works in 1873 led to the building of the new Horwich Works.
The official system of numbered classes was not introduced until 1919, therefore
classes are listed here according to the number of the first locomotive built.
No. of
1st built		TypeQuantityManufacturerDateNotes
42-4-023L&YR Miles Platting 1870–756 ft 0 in wheels, 16×24-in cylinders
42-4-04ELR Bury works 18736 ft 0 in wheels, 16×24-in cylinders
4562-4-010LNWR Crewe1873LNWR Newton Class
632-4-010L&YR Miles Platting1875–766 ft 0 in wheels, 17×24-in cylinders
1032-4-01L&YR Miles Platting18755 ft 6 in wheels, 16×24-in cylinders
900-6-062L&YR Miles Platting 1869–72
900-6-010Kitson & Co. 1871
900-6-012Yorkshire Engine Co. 1875
4130-6-086LNWR Crewe1871–74LNWR “DX” Class
232-4-0ST1L&YR Miles Platting1868
322-4-0ST25L&YR Miles Platting1868–74
4030-4-0ST5LNWR Crewe1872
2160-6-0ST45L&YR Miles Platting1868–754 ft 0 in wheels
1910-6-0ST6L&YR Miles Platting1873–745 ft 0 in wheels
1610-6-0ST23L&YR Miles Platting1872–784 ft 6 in wheels

The Horwich era

Note: The class numbers below are those introduced by Hughes in 1919. Each can cover several
similar varieties, e.g. all the non-superheated 0-8-0s are Class 30

[William Barton Wright] (1875–1886)

During this period the Horwich Works was under construction and apart from a few
built at Miles Platting, engines came from outside manufacturers.
No. of 1st builtTypeQuantityManufacturerDateLYR ClassLMS power classificationLMS nos.Notes
6050-4-28Sharp, Stewart & Co.1876———GNR class F2 diverted to L&YR
6294-4-018Sharp, Stewart & Co. 1880–81———
6294-4-030Neilson & Co. 1883–84———
6294-4-020Kitson & Co. 1885———
6294-4-020Vulcan Foundry 1886———
2094-4-016Vulcan Foundry188721P10100–10101
1110-4-4T12Kitson & Co. 1877–78———
1110-4-4T10Dübs & Co. 1878———
1110-4-4T10Neilson & Co. 1879———
1110-4-4T40Sharp, Stewart & Co. 1885–86———
7890-4-0ST4Manning, Wardle & Co.1882———
8830-4-0ST2Black, Hawthorn & Co.1885———
8850-4-0ST1Kitson & Co.1885———
720-6-0ST8L&YR Miles Platting1877———Similar to Yates "161" class but with 4 ft 0 in wheels
1410-6-2T8Kitson & Co.1880–81221F11600–11601
2430-6-2T14Kitson & Co. 1881221F11602–11606
2430-6-2T40Dübs & Co. 1882–83221F11607–11621
5280-6-057Kitson & Co. 1876–80———All converted to Class 23 saddle tanks
5280-6-018Sharp, Stewart & Co. 1877———All converted to Class 23 saddle tanks
5280-6-040L&YR Miles Platting 1878–81———All converted to Class 23 saddle tanks
5280-6-045Vulcan Foundry 1880–83———All converted to Class 23 saddle tanks
5280-6-050Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1881–82———All converted to Class 23 saddle tanks
5280-6-020Kitson & Co. 1885———All converted to Class 23 saddle tanks
9280-6-020Vulcan Foundry 1887252F12015–12034
9280-6-030Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1887252F12035–12064

John Audley Frederick Aspinall">John Aspinall (engineer)">John Audley Frederick Aspinall (1886–1899)

From 1889 Horwich Works was completed and from that time all engines were constructed there.
No. of 1st builtTypeQuantityManufacturerDateLYR ClassLMS power classificationLMS nos.Notes
9784-4-030Beyer, Peacock & Co.1888–892 1P10102–10130
10934-4-040Horwich Works1891–9432P10150–101836 rebuilt with Superheater to become Class 4. One engine spent some time as a 4-cylinder compound. First 20 reused tenders from converted "568" class engines.
14004-4-240Horwich Works1899–190272P10300–10339"High-Flyers." First 20 reused tenders from converted "568" class engines.
10082-4-2T270Horwich Works1889–190152P10621–1086926 rebuilt with Superheater to become Class 6
9160-4-0ST3Vulcan Foundry188621—11200
11530-4-0ST57Horwich Works1891–191021—11201–11257
Dot0-4-0WT8Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Horwich Works 		1887-1901———18-inch gauge, for use at Horwich Works.
0-6-0ST230Horwich Works1891–1900232F11303–11532Rebuilds of "528" class tender engines
110-6-0448Horwich Works1889–1918273F12083–12467Many reused tenders from rebuilt "528" class engines.
63 rebuilt with Superheater to become Class 28
13510-6-0T20Horwich Works1897242F11533–11546
910-8-0110Horwich Works1900–08305F12700–12759Small boiler, 50 later rebuilt

Henry Albert Hoy">Henry Hoy">Henry Albert Hoy (1899–1904)

George Hughes">George Hughes (engineer)">George Hughes (1904–1922)

Picture gallery

Preservation

Eight locomotives survive, these being:
ImageClassTypeL&Y No.LMS No.BR No.ManufacturerSerial NumberDateNotes
DotWrenWrenWrenBeyer, Peacock & Co.2825188718-inch gauge Horwich Works shunter; static display, National Railway Museum, York
250-6-09571204452044Beyer, Peacock & Co.28401887Owned by 957 Bowers Trust, awaiting overhaul, last used on Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in January 2013
52-4-2T10081062150621Horwich Works11889Static display, National Railway Museum, York
270-6-013001232252322Horwich Works4201895In regular use on preserved railways since 2009
230-6-0ST75211456—Beyer, Peacock & Co.19891881Rebuilt as saddle tank in 1896; sold to coal industry 1937; owned by Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust, restored to steam in public service at the East Lancashire Railway at Bury in early 2020.
210-4-0ST681121851218Horwich Works8111901First preserved loco to arrive at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in 1965, owned by Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust, awaiting restoration at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
210-4-0ST1911243—Horwich Works10971910Sold by LMS to private industry, now owned by Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust, on display at Ribble Steam Railway, in early 2020 temporarily relocated to the East Lancashire Railway at Bury and not necessarily on public display.
0-4-0T|1Motor RailPetrol mechanical shunter no. 1