L&YR Class 5

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L&YR Class 5
L&YR Class 5
1008 preserved in the National Railway Museum.
Power type Steam
Designer Aspinall
Builder Horwich
Build date 1889-1911
Total production 330
Configuration 2-4-2
Driver size 5'8"
Fuel type coal
Boiler pressure 180psi
Cylinders 2
Tractive effort 17,915lbf
Class 2P

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 5 is a class of 2-4-2T steam locomotive.

[edit] Preservation

1008's makers plate.
1008's makers plate.

The first of the class, 1008 is preserved as a static exhibit in the National Railway Museum.