L&YR railmotors

L&YR railmotors
Type and origin
BuilderKerr, Stuart and Company
Build date1905
Total produced4 (Two Taff Vale Railway, two L&YR)
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-2-2T, with semi-trailer
Driver dia.2 ft 10 in (0.864 m)
Trailing dia.2 ft 10 in (0.864 m)
Length58 ft 8 in (17,882 mm)
45 ft (13,716 mm) (trailer)
Loco weight37 long tons 10 cwt 2 qr (84,060 lb or 38.13 t) (with trailer coach)
Fuel capacity.5 long tons (0.51 t; 0.56 short tons)
Water cap.550 imp gal (2,500 L; 660 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area8 ft2 (0.74 m2)
Boiler3 ft 4.5 in (1,029 mm) diameter
2 ft 1.2 in (640 mm) transverse length (each side)
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Heating surface338.5 ft2 (31.45 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size9 in × 14 in (229 mm × 356 mm)
Career
OperatorsL&YR
Number in class2
NumbersL&Y 1-2
First runJuly 1905
Withdrawn1909
DispositionAll scrapped

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) operated two classes of twenty steam railmotors in total.