what is it?
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) built suburban electric stock for lines in Liverpool and Manchester. The line between Liverpool to Southport began using electric multiple units (EMUs) on 22 March 1904, using a third rail 625 V DC. Additional trains were later built for this route, and in 1913 incompatible stock for the route to Ormskirk. Lightweight units were built to run on the Liverpool Overhead Railway.
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 110 years ago, in 1916.
- Served for 44 years (1916–1960).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1916
- in service from
- 1916
- retired
- 1960
- status
- retired
- number built
- 38
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
- operators
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 1.2 kV DC
- formation
- variable: 2, 3, 4 or 5 cars
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6460479, Wikipedia: LYR electric units (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.