L&YR Class 26
| L&YR Class 26 |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type |
Steam |
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| Designer |
Henry Hoy |
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| Build date |
1903-1904 |
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| Total produced |
20 |
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| Specifications |
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| Configuration |
2-6-2T |
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| Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Driver diameter |
5 ft 8 in (1.727 m) |
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| Locomotive weight |
77.5 long tons (78.7 t) |
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| Fuel type |
Coal |
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| Boiler pressure |
175 psi (1.21 MPa) |
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| Cylinders |
2 inside |
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| Cylinder size |
19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm) |
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| Valve gear |
Joy |
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| Performance figures |
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| Tractive effort |
19,797 lbf (88.1 kN) |
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| Career |
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| Operator(s) |
L&YR, LMS |
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| Power class |
LMS 3F |
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The L&YR Class 26 was a class of 2-6-2T steam locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was designed by Henry Hoy and introduced in 1903. Twenty locomotives were built but 3 were withdrawn in 1922, so 17 passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the grouping in 1923.[1]
Numbering
| L&YR no. |
LMS no. |
Notes |
| 387 |
11700 |
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| 454 |
11701 |
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| 467 |
11702 |
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| 527 |
11703 |
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| 712 |
11704 |
|
| 744 |
11705 |
|
| 837 |
11706 |
|
| 1441 |
11707 |
|
| 1442 |
11708 |
|
| 1443 |
11709 |
|
| 1444 |
11710 |
|
| 1445 |
11711 |
|
| 1446 |
11712 |
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| 1447 |
11713 |
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| 1448 |
11714 |
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| 1449 |
11715 |
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| 1450 |
11716 |
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Withdrawal
All had been withdrawn by 1926. None was preserved.
References
- ↑ Casserley, H.C. and Johnston, S.W., Locomotives at the Grouping, no.3, LMS, page 120, Ian Allan, 1966
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