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LYR/LMS Hughes "5P" Class 4-6-0


General
Designer George Hughes
Introduced 1908
Pre-Grouping Company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Grouping Company London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Wheel Arrangement 4-6-0
Number Built as 5P 60
Conversions from other classes 15
Number Scrapped 75
First in Service 10/1908
Last in Service 07/10/1951
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Horwich Works 70
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Horwich Works  79 1920 15
Horwich Works  80 1921 10
Horwich Works  81 1922 25
Horwich Works  83 1924 20

Power
5P
Variant Introduced 1921 1926
Inside Cylinders 16.5" x 26" (2 off)
As 5P
Inside Valves Piston
As 5P
Inside Motion Walschaerts
As 5P
Outside Cylinders 16.5" x 26" (2 off)
As 5P
Outside Valves Piston
As 5P
Outside Motion Walschaerts
As 5P

Wheels
5P
Pony 3' 01⁄2"
As 5P
Drivers 6' 3"
As 5P
Locomotive Wheelbase 25' 7"
As 5P
Descriptive Wheelbase 6' 9" + 5' 3" + 6' 9" + 6' 10" = 25' 7" (engine only)
As 5P

Dimensions
5P
Weight (in running order) 79t 1cwt
As 5P

Boiler & Firebox
5P