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LYR/LMS Aspinall "1008" Class 2-4-2T


Class Types
LYR Class 1008
LYR Class 5 (Hughes Classification)

General
Designer Sir John Aspinall
Introduced 1889
Pre-Grouping Company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Grouping Company London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Wheel Arrangement 2-4-2T
Number Built as 1008 310
First in Service 04/1890
Last in Service 11/1961
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Horwich Works 310
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Horwich Works  1 1888 10
Horwich Works  4 1890 20
Horwich Works  11 1892 20
Horwich Works  12 1892 20
Horwich Works  16 1893 20
Horwich Works  22 1894 20
Horwich Works  27 1896 20
Horwich Works  28 1896 20
Horwich Works  30 1896 20
Horwich Works  34 1898 20
Horwich Works  35 1898 20
Horwich Works  36 1898 20
Horwich Works  38 1899 20
Horwich Works  41 1900 20
Horwich Works  51 1905 20
Horwich Works  64 1909 20

Power
Standard 17½" x 26" cylinders Richardson Slide Valves Extended bunkers Hughes engines
Variant Introduced 1889 1892 1895 1898 1905
Miscellaneous Differences Webb radial axleboxes. Two-way vacuum operated water pick up apparatus.
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
 Larger belpaire boilers, Hoy pop safety valves, Drumhead extended smokebox, circular jet blowers
Inside Cylinders 18" x 26" (2 off) 17.5" x 26" (2 off)
As Standard
As Standard
 18" x 26" (2 off)
Inside Valves Slide
As Standard
 Richardson Slide
As Richardson Slide Valves
As Standard
Inside Motion Joy
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard

Wheels
Standard 17½" x 26" cylinders Richardson Slide Valves Extended bunkers Hughes engines
Pony 3' 73⁄4"
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
Drivers 5' 8"
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
Truck 3' 73⁄4"
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
Locomotive Wheelbase 24' 4"
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
Descriptive Wheelbase 7' 10½" + 8' 7" + 7' 10½" = 24' 4"
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard

Dimensions
Standard 17½" x 26" cylinders Richardson Slide Valves Extended bunkers Hughes engines
Weight (loco only) 55t 19cwt
As Standard
As Standard
 59t 3cwt 60t 13cwt
Water Capacity 1,340gal
As Standard
As Standard
 1,540gal
As Extended bunkers
Coal Capacity 2t 0cwt
As Standard
As Standard
 3t 3cwt
As Extended bunkers

Boiler & Firebox
Standard 17½" x 26" cylinders Richardson Slide Valves Extended bunkers Hughes engines
Boiler Diagram B2
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
 S0
Boiler Notes Front dome, flush Belpaire firebox
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
 Domeless flush round-top firebox
Firebox Type Belpaire
As Standard
As Standard
As Standard
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