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- 1. Lyd at TyB 2: Lyd_at_TyB.jpg : fairlightworks derivative work: Herbert Ortner· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
Lyd is a narrow gauge steam locomotive built by the Ffestiniog Railway in their own Boston Lodge shops over a period of 15 years. Lyd is based on the design of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Locomotive E188 Lew which was built by Manning Wardle in 1925 for the Southern Railway, who owned the line at the time.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 16 years ago, in 2010.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 2010
- status
- in service
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Boston Lodge Works
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-2T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16931601, Wikipedia: Lyd (locomotive) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.