Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

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Our locomotives are located at preserved railways in Lancashire and Yorkshire, Pug 51218 at the Worth Valley, Pug 19 and Saddletank 752 at East Lancashire Railway at Bury. These were free-running engines capable of high speeds. It was claimed that No. 1392 attained a speed of over 100 mph on 15 July 1899 during a trial run with five bogie coaches on the Liverpool Exchange to Southport line. [1] Less credence is given to an alleged 117 mph by No. 1417 near Kirkby on the route from Liverpool Exchange to Manchester Victoria. [2] Design [ edit ] the British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer or one of the Railway and Commercial Gazetteers as they may show which companies owned or operated through a particular station 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). Designer was George Hughes, who used a divided-drive arrangement similar to that favored by Webb on the L&NW. He laid out the design first using one of the 30-class locomotives that had come on the road several years earlier. ( Locobase 9079). Coal savings were reported to be in the range of 25% and the class in general was considered quite successful.

Some or all of the recommended publications below may be available to buy from The National Archives’ shop. Alternatively, search The National Archives’ Library to see what is available to consult at Kew. locomotives were loaned to the Railway Operation Division during World War I, all of them were eventually returned once the war had ended. [4] Preservation [ edit ]

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It appears that it is this latter design that was credited with an 800-ton trailing load at 20 mph. It was a divided-drive locomotive in which the inside, LP cylinders supplied by slide valves drove the crank of the second axle while the outside, HP cylinders filled by piston valves drove on the third axle. Mangnall created United's first successful side with a series of signings, eventually winning promotion in 1906. They finished second overall and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, beating holders Aston Villa (one of the most successful English teams of that era) 5–1 in the fifth round. Among these signings was Billy Meredith, a legendary winger who is regarded by many as the greatest player of that era. Littleworth, Chris (2002). Signal Boxes on Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Lines - North-East Lancashire. Signalling Record Society. ISBN 978-1-873228-21-0. Ernest Mangnall's leadership brought United to their first successful era. They would be the first winners of the Charity Shield in 1908, and the League again in 1911 pipping Aston Villa on a tense last day of the season. The historic Charity Shield victory in 1911 would be the end of this era and Mangnall would leave the next year for Manchester City.

In 1934, United reached their lowest ever league position. On the final day of the season they were placed second-last in the table with their final match away against Millwall, who were one point ahead. With destiny in their own hands, they beat Millwall 2–0 and stayed in the Second Division by one point, sending their South London hosts down. Oldham and Rochdale line – conversion work start date announced". Light Rail Transit Association. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012 . Retrieved 27 October 2008. British Railways Class 505 were 1,500 V DC electric multiple units (EMUs) introduced in 1931 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway Hoy had been Works Manager at Horwich since 12 April 1887, and on Aspinall's appointment to L&YR General Manager on 1 June 1899 Hoy was promoted to CME. [6] Data from "Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway", The Locomotive, Volume XVII (15 June 1911), p. 147. See also Steamindex's summary at [ ]The opening of the works in 1886 coincided with Barton Wright’s departure and the arrival of John Aspinall in the newly created role of Chief Mechanical Engineer. He set about designing a new range of standard locomotives which would be built in-house at Horwich. Over the next dozen years a whole series of outstanding locomotives was produced including the emblematic 2-4-2T (of which 330 were eventually built), the ‘A’ class 0-6-0 (490 built), the 0-8-0 coal engine (295 built), the ‘Flyer’ 4-4-0 (40 built) and the famous Atlantic ‘Highflyer’ 4-4-2 of which 40 were built. These proved successful, but were life expired by 1951, so ex LNWR Siemens EMUs were converted from DC to AC and ran the service up till 1966. Having been saved from liquidation by four wealthy businessmen, the club played its first season as Manchester United in 1902–03. The badly needed injection of cash, plus some new players, gave the flagging side the boost it needed. They won 15 league games, notched up 38 points, and finished fifth.