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L&YR 111 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1877· class of 72 British 0-4-4T locomotives
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what is it?
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LY&R) Class 111 0-4-4T were designed by Kitson and Company for William Barton Wright, who had a requirement for a short-distance passenger tank locomotive.
who runs it
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 149 years ago, in 1877.
- Served for 44 years (1877–1921).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1877–1886
- in service from
- 1877
- retired
- 1921
- status
- retired
- number built
- 72
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Kitson and Company, Dübs and Company, Neilson and Company, Sharp, Stewart and Company
- designer
- Kitsons / William Barton Wright
- operators
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-4T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q66713876, Wikipedia: L&YR 111 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.