L&YR Class 28

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	5 ft 1 in (1.549 m)
Length	49 ft 10+1⁄2 in (15.202 m)
Loco weight	44 long tons 5 cwt (99,100 lb or 45 t)
Total weight	70 long tons 7.5 cwt (157,600 lb or 71.5 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
Water cap.	1,800 imp gal (8,200 L; 2,200 US gal)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	20.5 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Joy valve gear

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Hughes
Builder	L&YR, Horwich Works
Build date	1909–1912
Total produced	42 (new-builds); 63 (rebuilt from class 27); Total: 105
Rebuild date	1911–1922
Number rebuilt	63

L&YR Class 28
L&YR Class 28
	No. 52592 shunting at Thornhill
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Hughes
Builder	L&YR, Horwich Works
Build date	1909–1912
Total produced	42 (new-builds); 63 (rebuilt from class 27); Total: 105
Rebuild date	1911–1922
Number rebuilt	63
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	5 ft 1 in (1.549 m)
Length	49 ft 10+1⁄2 in (15.202 m)
Loco weight	44 long tons 5 cwt (99,100 lb or 45 t)
Total weight	70 long tons 7.5 cwt (157,600 lb or 71.5 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
Water cap.	1,800 imp gal (8,200 L; 2,200 US gal)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	20.5 in × 26 in (521 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Joy valve gear
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	27,406 lbf (121.9 kN)
Factor of adh.	3.8
Operators
Career
Operators	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways;
Class	Class 28
Power class	LMS & BR: 3F
Numbers	LMS: 12515-12619,; BR: 52528-52619 (with gaps)
Withdrawn	1936–1957
Disposition	All scrapped

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 28 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by George Hughes for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR). It was a rebuild of Aspinall's Class 27, with the addition of a Belpaire firebox and the extension of the footplate and front sandboxes. It was similar, but had larger cylinders and a superheater. It had 5-foot-1-inch (1.549 m) wheels.

Ownership changes

The locomotives passed briefly to the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1922 and then to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923. The LMS gave them the power classification 3F. Their LMS numbers were 12515-12619. In 1948, the surviving locomotives (35) passed to British Railways (BR), which numbered them 52528-52619 (with gaps).^[2]

In fiction

The Class 28 was the inspiration for the character James the Red Engine from The Railway Series books by the Rev W Awdry, and the spin-off TV series Thomas and Friends.^[3] Awdry describes James as an experimental rebuild as a 2-6-0 with 5 ft 6 in driving wheels. The other obvious visual difference from the Class 28 is the lack of a leading truck, and extended running board. James also has a Fowler tender.^[4]

References

^ "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
^ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 3, page 43
^ The Rev. W. Awdry; G Awdry (1987). The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways. Kaye & Ward. pp. 129–130. ISBN 0-434-92762-7.
^ "James". (The real prototype locomotives that inspired the Rev W Awdry). The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2011.

External links

Class LYR28 Details at Rail UK

[1] "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

[2] Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 3, page 43

[IoSPHR-3] The Rev. W. Awdry; G Awdry (1987). The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways. Kaye & Ward. pp. 129–130. ISBN 0-434-92762-7.

[RLTtTE-4] "James". (The real prototype locomotives that inspired the Rev W Awdry). The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2011.

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