Locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

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Locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The L&YR Locomotive Works were originally at Miles Platting, Manchester, from 1889 being at Horwich.

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[edit] 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:

[edit] The Miles Platting era

[edit] William Jenkins (Indoor) 1845-1867 & William Hurst (Outdoor) 1846-1854

Although Jenkins was the Locomotive Superintendent the early years of this period saw Hawkshaw specifiying 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 As Hawkshaw was not a locomotive engineer the resultant locomotives were not of the best and were hopelessly outdated long before they were withdrawn. On Hurst's retirement in 1854 Jenkins continued on his own.

[edit] 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 works at Horwich.

[edit] The Horwich era

Note: The class numbers below are those introduced by Hughes.

[edit] William Barton Wright (1875-1886)

[edit] John Audley Frederick Aspinall (1886-1899)

[edit] Henry Albert Hoy (1899-1904)

[edit] George Hughes (1904-1923)

[edit] Preservation

8 locomotives survive, these being:

Plus a Motor Rail petrol mechanical shunter no 1 and "Wren" a narrow gauge Horwich Works shunter.

[edit] External links

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