Thane of Fife Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I joined in a discussion about models of the large boiler Hughes 0-8-0. I now find myself interested in building a model of of this prototype. Where did they work in LMS days? Were they confined to the Lancashire side of the Pennines, or did they work over the Pennines from the Yorkshire coalfields? Thane of Fife Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I've had a browse through 'Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway LOCOMOTIVES' by Barry C Lane (2010, Pendragon, ISBN 978 1 8998 16 17 0), who states that "They were allocated virtually everywhere." It contains a few photos in Yorkshire: an unidentified non-superheated one in the Calder Valley;1395 after running through the stop block at Mirfield; 201 at Horbury. He mentions that they were regularly used from Wigan over Shap to Carlisle, and intriguingly Nos. 698 and 715 early in 1918 worked from Pontypool Road (GWR) shed, where they were warmly welcomed by their crews! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane of Fife Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 WOW...Thanks LMS2968. I can now happily build one, knowing that it would not look out of place with my ex-GCR heavy freight locos. Thane of Fife. PS Barry Lane's book, looks like one I shall have to purchase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane of Fife Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Good morning all I have now purchased a copy of Barry Lanes book about L&Y locomotives. It is a very useful book and includes a pic of a large boiler 0-8-0 working the Calder Valley line. Thane of Fife Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rail-Online Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 They were indeed used throughout the LYR from coast to coast. They occasionally did work off the LYR system, one was outstationed in Hull on a daily basis and there was also a lodging working off Wakefield shed that went down to Mansfield via the South Yorkshire Joint railway, Shireoakes and Whitwell. It was a LYR loco every other day and it is believed these big 0-8-0's worked it together with 4Fs and LMS standard 0-8-0s. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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