List of Liverpool and Manchester Railway locomotives

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This is a list of locomotives that were used or trialled on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) during its construction, the Rainhill Trials, and until absorption by the Grand Junction Railway in 1845.

Date built No. / Name Builder Wheel arrangement Notes
Arrow Robert Stephenson and Company Participated in Opening Ceremony, driven by Frederick Swanwick.[1]
Comet Robert Stephenson and Company Participated in Opening Ceremony, driven by Alcard.[1]
1829 Cycloped Thomas Shaw Brandreth Horse powered, unsuccessful Rainhill Trials entrant.
Dart Robert Stephenson and Company Participated in Opening Ceremony, driven by Thomas Gooch.[1]
Hecate
Kingfisher
1828 Lancashire Witch Robert Stephenson and Company 0-4-0 First locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company. Built for Bolton and Leigh Railway but leased to L&MR.
Liverpool 0-4-0[2]
1830 Majestic
Manchester 2-2-0[2]
1829 North Star Paricipated in opening ceremony.[3]
1830 Northumbrian Robert Stephenson and Company 0-2-2 Enlaged version of Rocket, Lead locomotive in opening procession, driven by George Stephenson[1][4]
1829 Novelty Ericsson & Braithwaite 0-2-2VBWT Rebuilt by Robert Daglish and sold to St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway 3 August 1833.[5] Replica built in 1929 incorporates original wheels and one cylinder.
1829 Perseverance Timothy Burstall
Phoenix Robert Stephenson and Company 0-2-2[2] Participated in Opening Ceremony, driven by Robert Stephenson[1][3]
1829 Rocket George & Robert Stephenson 0-2-2 Participated in Opening Ceremony, driven by Joseph Locke[1] Sold to Lord Carlisle, donated to Patent Office Museum in 1862. Preserved.
Roderick
1829 Sans Pareil Timothy Hackworth 0-4-0 Leased to Bolton and Leigh Railway in 1831
1829 Twin Sisters
Wildfire Robert Stephenson and Company Later renamed Meteor[5]
1830 9 Planet Robert Stephenson and Company 2-2-0
13 Samson Robert Stephenson and Company 0-4-0
15 Goliah Robert Stephenson and Company 0-4-0
William IV Ericsson & Braithwaite
Queen Adelaide Ericsson & Braithwaite
19 Vulcan Murray & Wood
21 Fury Murray & Wood
1832 27 Pluto Robert Stephenson and Company
28 Caledonian Galloway, Bowman & Glasgow 0-4-0
1832 29 Ajax Robert Stephenson and Company
30 Leeds Murray & Wood
1832 31 Firefly Robert Stephenson and Company
1833 32 Experiment Richard Roberts 2-2-0 Driven by bell cranks.
33 Patentee Robert Stephenson and Company 2-2-2
1835 40 Eclipse Charles Tayleur 0-4-2
1835 42 York Charles Tayleur 0-4-2
44 Vesuvius Haigh Foundry 2-2-2
45 Lightning Haigh Foundry 2-2-2
46 Cyclops Haigh Foundry 2-2-2
47 Milo Charles Tayleur
48 Dart Matthew Dixon
49 Phoenix Tayleur
53 Sun R & W Hawthorn
56 Vesta R & W Hawthorn
1838 57 Lion Todd, Kitson & Laird 0-4-2 Sold to Mersey Docks in 1859 for use as a stationary pump, worked in that role until 1928. Preserved.
1838 58 Tiger Todd, Kitson & Laird 0-4-2
Elephant
Hercules
1841 69 Swallow John Dewrance 2-2-2
Stork John Dewrance

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Some historical background to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Resco. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
  2. ^ a b c [http://www.pittdixon.go-plus.net/l&mr/locomotives.htm Early Locomotives of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway]. P T T Dixon. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
  3. ^ a b Liverpool and Manchester. Spartacus. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
  4. ^ Northumbrian. Spartacus. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
  5. ^ a b Early locomotive history. Steam Index. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.

[edit] Further reading

  • Thomas, R.H.G. (1960). The Liverpool & Manchester Railway. London: Batsford. ISBN. 
  • Williams, Frederick S. (1833). Our Iron Roads. ISBN. 

[edit] External Links

History of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway - mentions many locomotives by name.