0-6-0ST Class 23 LYR Profile and Models
752 at Rainhill in 1980. ©RuthAS
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 23 is a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive. Their main use was for shunting and for short-trip freight working. The Class 23 0-6-0ST locomotives were initially built in 1876-87 by L&Y locomotive superintendent Barton Wright as a class of 280 0-6-0 tender engines. 230 of these were rebuilt as saddle tanks at Horwich Works by Aspinall between 1891 and 1900. The class was long-lived, with the first engine being withdrawn in 1926 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the last surviving in use until 1964 with British Railways London Midland Region. 101 were in service at Nationalisation, 20 still in service in 1961. One locomotive, L&YR 752 (LMS 11456 but sold into colliery service 1937), is preserved by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust, having been acquired by the NCB for continued operation and as of October 2019 could move under its own steam despite overhaul being incomplete. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
L&YR Horwich Works |
Build Date |
1891 to 1900 |
Total Built |
230 |
Tractive Effort |
17,545 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
0-6-0ST |
Operated By |
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway London, Midland & Scottish Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Shunting & Short freights |
In Service Until |
1964 |
Surviving Examples |
1 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Nu-Cast | Requires assembly | Not set |
NC210 View |
LMS/BR 2F Class (L & Y) 0-6-0 Saddle Tank Engine Kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
N Gauge | GEM | Requires assembly | Not set |
LMSR060 View |
LMSR (ex-LYR) 0-6-0ST 2F Body Kit | LYR - Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |