- L&YR Class 21
Infobox Locomotive
powertype=Steam
name = L&YR Class 21
caption = Preserved No. 51218,14 October 2001 , with a specialheadboard marking her centenary.
designer =
builder =Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
builddate = 1891
totalproduction =
whytetype = 0-4-0
gauge = standard
leadingsize = 3ft 0in
driversize = 3'00
length =
weight = 21 tons
fueltype = coal
fuelc
waterc
cylindercount = 2
cylindersize = 13in x 18 in
firearea =
boilerpressure = 160psi
tractiveeffort = 11,490lbs
railroadclass=| TheLancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 21 is a class of small0-4-0 STsteam locomotive designed for shunting, nicknamed Pugs. The LMS gave them thepower classification 0F. In total fifty seven were made between 1891 and 1910. They were built for use in sharply curved sidings for shunting duties. The Pugs were then allocated for the L&YR in the industrial areas of Fleetwood, Goole, Liverpool and Salford. In later times they became more widely dispersed, reaching places such as Bristol, Bangor, Crewe, Derby, Widnes, York and Swansea.Preservation
Two have survived to preservation, these are L&YR 68 (later LMS 11218 and BR 51218) and 1910-built L&YR 19 (LMS 11243). 51218 first entered preservation in 1965 and is awaiting an overhaul on the
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway . When it does work because of its low power is not regularly used on passenger trains but makes appearances at galas. It last steamed in 2005. 19 came into preservation in 1967 and was sold by the LMS in1931 into industrial use, but is unlikely to be steamed again. It is on display at theRibble Steam Railway . Both Pugs are owned by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Society.In Fiction
There was a character called Pug in a Railway Series Book titled The Eight Famous Engines (Published 1957).
External links
* [http://www.railuk.co.uk/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=LYR21 Railuk database]
* [http://www.rsr.steamrailways.com/stocklist/no19.htm Details of no. 19]
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