L&YR Class 31

what is it?

The L&YR Class 31 was a class of 0-8-0 steam locomotives of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The class was designed by George Hughes and introduced in 1912. The class comprised 115 new locomotives (the 1546 Class, built 1912–21) and 40 rebuilt from two other classes: the 91 Class (built 1900–08) and the 9 Class (built 1918).

who runs it

LALancashire and Yorkshire RailwayLMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailLALondon and North Western RailwayLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 115made in total

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 114 years ago, in 1912.
• ⌛Served for 39 years (1912–1951).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1912–1920

in service from

1912

retired

1951

status

retired

number built

115

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Horwich Works

designer

George Hughes

operators

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London and North Western Railway, London Midland Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-8-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.