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LYR/LMS Hughes "1506" Class 4-6-0


General
Designer George Hughes
Introduced 1908
Pre-Grouping Company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Grouping Company London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Wheel Arrangement 4-6-0
Number Built as 1506 20
Conversions to other classes 15
Number Scrapped 5
First in Service 1908
Last in Service 01/1926
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Horwich Works 20
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Horwich Works  60 1908 20

Power
Variant Introduced 1908
Inside Cylinders 16" x 26" (2 off)
Inside Valves Slide
Inside Motion Joy
Outside Cylinders 16" x 26" (2 off)
Outside Valves Slide
Outside Motion Joy

Wheels
Pony 3' 01⁄2"
Drivers 6' 3"
Locomotive Wheelbase 25' 4"
Descriptive Wheelbase 6' 6" + 5' 3" + 6' 9" + 6' 10" = 25' 4" (engine only)

Dimensions
Weight (in running order) 77t 1cwt

Boiler & Firebox