0-6-0ST Class 23 LYR Profile and Models

0-6-0ST Class 23 LYR

752 at Rainhill in 1980. ©RuthAS

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 23 is a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive. Their main use was for shunting and for short-trip freight working. The Class 23 0-6-0ST locomotives were initially built in 1876-87 by L&Y locomotive superintendent Barton Wright as a class of 280 0-6-0 tender engines. 230 of these were rebuilt as saddle tanks at Horwich Works by Aspinall between 1891 and 1900. The class was long-lived, with the first engine being withdrawn in 1926 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the last surviving in use until 1964 with British Railways London Midland Region. 101 were in service at Nationalisation, 20 still in service in 1961. One locomotive, L&YR 752 (LMS 11456 but sold into colliery service 1937), is preserved by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust, having been acquired by the NCB for continued operation and as of October 2019 could move under its own steam despite overhaul being incomplete.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

L&YR Horwich Works

Build Date

1891 to 1900

Total Built

230

Tractive Effort

17,545 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-6-0ST

Operated By

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
London, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Shunting & Short freights

In Service Until

1964

Surviving Examples

1

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
trainModels Produced

DCC compatible but no socket. CAN motor - loco - OO
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Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Nu-Cast No image available Requires assembly Not set NC210
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LMS/BR 2F Class (L & Y) 0-6-0 Saddle Tank Engine Kit Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge GEM LMSR060 LMSR (ex-LYR) 0-6-0ST 2F Body Kit Requires assembly Not set LMSR060
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LMSR (ex-LYR) 0-6-0ST 2F Body Kit LYR - Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway