L&YR Class 27

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	5 ft 1 in (1.549 m)
Length	48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Loco weight	42 long tons 11 cwt (95,300 lb or 43.2 t)
Total weight	69 long tons 3 cwt (154,900 lb or 70.3 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Joy valve gear
Loco brake	Vacuum
Train brakes	Vacuum

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	John Aspinall
Builder	L&YR, Horwich Works
Build date	1889–1918
Total produced	484

L&YR Class 27
L&YR Class 27
	Preserved 27 class locomotive 1300 on the East Lancashire Railway
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	John Aspinall
Builder	L&YR, Horwich Works
Build date	1889–1918
Total produced	484
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	5 ft 1 in (1.549 m)
Length	48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Loco weight	42 long tons 11 cwt (95,300 lb or 43.2 t)
Total weight	69 long tons 3 cwt (154,900 lb or 70.3 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Joy valve gear
Loco brake	Vacuum
Train brakes	Vacuum
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	21,130 lbf (94.0 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways;
Class	Class 27
Power class	LMS & BR: 3F
Numbers	L&YR: random,; LMS: 12083–12467
Nicknames	"A Class"
Retired	1948–1962
Disposition	One preserved, 63 rebuilt to Class 28, remainder scrapped

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR).

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