L&YR Class 2

For the class designed by John Aspinall also classified class 2, see L&YR Class 2 (Aspinall).

L&YR Class 2
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Barton Wright Builder Various Build date 1885-1887 Total produced 36
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 6 ft 0 in (1.829 m) Loco weight 43.25 long tons (43.94 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 15,040 lbf (66.9 kN)
Career Operators L&YR, LMS Power class LMS 1P Withdrawn 1906-1930 Disposition All scrapped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Withdrawals began in 1906 and the last locomotive was withdrawn and scrapped in 1930.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