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L&YR Hughes 4-6-4T

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Horwich Works· from 1924· class of 10 British 4-6-4T locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Hughes Dreadnought 4-6-4T, 11114 (Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders, 1931): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain

what is it?

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Hughes 4-6-4T was a class of steam locomotives. They were a 4-6-4T tank engine version of the L&YR Class 8 ("Dreadnought" Class 4-6-0), hence they were known as "Dreadnought tanks".

who runs it

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

base stats

built 10made 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 102 years ago, in 1924.
14.9 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 18 years (1924–1942).

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

spec sheet

built: 1924
in service from: 1924
retired: 1942
status: retired
number built: 10
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Horwich Works
designer: George Hughes
operators: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-4T
length: 14.9 m
nicknames: Dreadnought tank

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6455478, Wikipedia: L&YR Hughes 4-6-4T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.