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L&YR Class 21

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Vulcan Foundry· from 1886· class of 60 British 0-4-0ST locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. L&YR Class 21 11243 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: BWard 1997· CC BY 3.0
  2. 2. L&Y Pug 1097 No 19 Ribble Steam Railway 15-07-2017 (35336788814): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. Locomotive Line up (2) (14276240727): Thomas's Pics· CC BY 2.0
  4. 4. Riverside Railway Museum - LYR 19: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. 51218 Port Talbot 14-4-63 (35783345150): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
  6. 6. 51218 Swansea (East Dock) Shed(8164775488): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 7. KWVR cf August 2023 04: Secretlondon· CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. 8. KWVR engine 51218 3: Secretlondon· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. KWVR engine 51218: Secretlondon· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. Lancashire & Yorkshire Rly Class 21 ‘Pug’ 0-4-0ST ‘51218’: HawkeyeUK· CC BY-SA 2.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
L&YR Class 21, photo 1 of 10
1/10 BWard 1997· CC BY 3.0

what is it?

The L&YR Class 21 is a class of small 0-4-0ST steam locomotive built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway for shunting duties. They were nicknamed Pugs.

who runs it

London, Midland and Scottish RailwayMowlemLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayHolloway BrothersLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

  • built 60made 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 140 years ago, in 1886.
  • Served for 78 years (1886–1964).

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

spec sheet

built
1886–1910
in service from
1886
retired
1964
status
retired
number built
60
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Vulcan Foundry, Horwich Works
designer
John Aspinall
operators
London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Mowlem, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Holloway Brothers, London Midland Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-4-0ST

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6455455, Wikipedia: L&YR Class 21 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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