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L&YR Class 32

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Horwich Works· from 1908· class of 5 British 0-8-2T locomotives

what is it?

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 32 was a small class of 0-8-2T steam locomotives, intended for heavy shunting and banking duties.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 5made 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 118 years ago, in 1908.
  • Served for 21 years (1908–1929).

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

spec sheet

built
1908
in service from
1908
retired
1929
status
retired
number built
5
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Horwich Works
designer
G. Hughes
operators
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-8-2T
nicknames
Little Egberts

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6455471, Wikipedia: L&YR Class 32 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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