Just how far south did ex L&Y locomotives get?

L & Y N0.350, LMS No. 12341, BR No. 52341, withdrawn November 1960 from 26A Newton Heath.

 

On Wikipedia commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brecon_2_railway_station_1891736_f6a793a8.jpg

Patrick

 

The Hughes Dreadnoughts were drafted to Euston-Carlisle after January 1922 as they were needed for the heavy trainsand, after rebuilding, on paper at least, the finest express passenger loco in the UK. Such a shame many pre grouping 4-6-0s were lost to preservation, all these extraordinary engines, we miss a Cardean, a G&SWR Manson, and we could have saved in 1950s a Highland Clan,a GCR B7 a NER B16 and a PoW and Claughton at least.

 

I saw L and Y 2-4-2 50646 outside Bedford shed 15D in late 1956, I am sure it stayed there for a couple of years.

 

Correct. Online says allocated from Royston to Bedford 15D in February 1956, to store July/August 1958

Patrick

 

According to Shed Bash UK, 51202 and 51212 were both at Barrow Road in the mid 50s.

 

The preserved 51218 worked in Bristol Swansea and Neath before headin home to Horwich and preservation.
https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/51218-lyr-68-lms-11218-br-51218/

 

And were both loaned to Radstock on occasion, as I posted earlier.
Pat

 

There are photos of it working Bristol Docks in preservation. There are quite a few photos of them at Bristol.

I think this is it at Radstock



Having gone South, how far north did L&Y engines ever end up?

 

Up to October 1952 51202 was allocated to Bath S & D shed.

 

How far north--- any advance on Workington and Moor Row?

 

Yes, that's the one which had the strange haircut!

 

Had the Dreadnoughts been fitted with Schmidt-type piston and valve rings, without Hughes' ballbearing bypass valves, I think they'd have survived a fair bit longer. They were certainly on top of the job after rebuilding. What a pity 50455 didn't survive.

Richard.

 

Oooh, I grew up in Berkshire and had one of those - does that count?



Tom

 

The Belgians really had a thing about massive chimneys, didn't they? This one is huge! The square-section chimneys looked most odd to me, but I am biased, being from England. They are still a think of beauty!

Richard.

 

I always wondered why Airfix modelled it with hydraulic buffers? Dumb question, I know...

Richard.

 

I have just sent Richard Greenwood a photo of 'his' Pug 51218 I took at Swansea East Dock on 2 August 1964, there were about 30 locos on shed but all were withdrawn, and included a SR W tank and four Q1s.
Happy days.

Dave

 

I wonder why they weren't fitted with sprung buffers? When first introduced I assume there might still have been quite a few pre RCH standard (1886) colliery owned wagons without sprung buffers at both ends so would be a bit of a jolt if they ever had to shunt them about.

 

To prevent buffer locking on the very tight curves over which they worked.

 

If you’ve ever had buffer locking and had to sort it out, you’ll know why.