L&YR railmotors

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) operated two classes of twenty steam railmotors in total.

Type and origin
BuilderKerr, Stuart and Company
Build date1905
Total produced4 (Two Taff Vale Railway, two L&YR)
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-2-2T, with semi-trailer
Driver dia.2 ft 10 in (0.864 m)
Trailing dia.2 ft 10 in (0.864 m)
Length58 ft 8 in (17,882 mm)
45 ft (13,716 mm) (trailer)
Loco weight37 tons 10 cwt 2 qr (with trailer coach)
Fuel capacity10 cwt
Water cap.550 gallons
Firebox:
  Grate area8 sq ft
Boiler3 ft 4.5 in (1,029 mm) diameter
2 ft 1.2 in (640 mm) transverse length (each side)
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface338.5 sq ft
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size9 in × 14 in (229 mm × 356 mm)
Career
OperatorsL&YR
Number in class2
NumbersL&Y 1-2
First runJuly 1905
Withdrawn1909
DispositionAll scrapped
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