L&YR Class 2 (Aspinall)

L&YR Class 2 (Aspinall)

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer John Aspinall Builder Beyer, Peacock and Company Build date 1888-1889 Total produced 36

Specifications Configuration 4-4-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter 6 ft 0 in (1.829 m) Loco weight 43.25 long tons (43.94 t) 44.6 long tons (45.3 t) (R) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa) 180 psi (1.24 MPa) (R) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Joy

Performance figures Tractive effort 15,910 lbf (70.8 kN) 17,900 lbf (79.6 kN) (R)

Career Operators L&YR, LMS Power class LMS 1P Withdrawn 1901, 1930-1935 Disposition All scrapped

The L&YR Class 2 (Aspinall) was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was a development of the Barton Wright Class 2 with larger cylinders and Joy valve gear and was introduced in 1888. Thirty locomotives were built and 29 passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at the grouping in 1923.^[1]

Rebuilds

Numbers 982, 999 and 1003 were rebuilt by George Hughes between 1910 and 1915 with Belpaire firebox and extended smokebox. Figures for the rebuilds are marked (R) in the information box.

Numbering

L&YR nos.	LMS nos.	Notes
978-986	10102-10110
988-1007	10111-10130

Number 987 was scrapped in 1901 after a collision.

Withdrawal

Withdrawals began in 1930 and the last locomotive was withdrawn and scrapped in 1935. 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