Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble. Vol.1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. pp.18, 29. ISBN 978-0-906899-01-4. The crown of the firebox shell rests on the top of the boiler barrel owing to its centre line being 5 1/4inches below that of the barrel. The centre line of the corrugated flue is lower again by 7 1/8 inches than that of the firebox shell." The first truly all-line Locomotive Superintendent was William Barton Wright who under the guidance of L&YR Director, John Ramsbottom, supervised the building of Horwich works near Bolton. The mid-1870s saw a new progressive management of the L&YR as a whole and the start of a transformation of the locomotive fleet. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923 Volume 3B Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and its Constituentsby Bertram Baxter.

British Railways Class 505 were 1,500 V DC electric multiple units (EMUs) introduced in 1931 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway In 1903, the incumbent CME Henry Hoy reported that the now 270 strong class had between them covered 61,000,000mi (98,000,000km) in the preceding 14 years all over the L&YR system. They had suitable ability on passenger duties to haul a considerable load at any reasonable speed. [20]

On 5 July 1963, one of the driving wheels of locomotive No. 51232 sheared off at Salford, Lancashire. [4] The main constituent of the L&YR (which was incorporated in 1847) was the Manchester & Leeds Railway which built i Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation which owns a unique collection of steam locomotives and carriages previously owned by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway over 100 years ago. A viaduct at Penistone, Yorkshire collapsed on 2 February 1916 due to subsidence. A locomotive was on the bridge at the time, but its crew had time to escape before it fell. [19]

Littleworth, Chris (2002). Signal Boxes on Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Lines - North-East Lancashire. Signalling Record Society. ISBN 978-1-873228-21-0. About 1200 booked goods trains ran each day (including coal and mineral trains) and around 2000 passenger trains of which a quarter were electric trains on two major lines. Traffic mileages run totalled 30.8 million. 9.5 million miles were steam passenger, 2 million electric passenger, 4.6 million goods, around 3 million on coal and mineral trains and 8.3 million was shunting!coach Oerlikon EMU originally built by the LNWR for the North London line and the Watford to London suburban services. In the early LMS days, when operating staff and designers were finding their feet, George Hughes produced this powerful eight-coupled, all-adhesion goods locomotive. He based the design on the superheated 0-8-0s produced from 1912 to 1920 (see Locobase 20156),. The newer boiler decreased small tube count by 24 to accommodate four more flues to house his patent superheater design, which had top and bottom headers. Forty of the class were fitted with superheaters to join the 115 newly built class 31 locomotives described in Locobase 20156. Occasional references to individuals may, however, be found amongst the records of the Colonial, Dominions or Foreign Offices (The National Archives’ department codes CO, DO or FO).

Manchester United Football Club was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath. [1] The team initially played games against other departments and rail companies at their home ground at North Road, but by 1888 the club had become a founding member of The Combination, a regional football league. However, following the league's dissolution before the end of its first season, Newton Heath joined the newly formed Football Alliance, which ran for three seasons before being merged with The Football League. This resulted in the club starting the 1892–93 season in the First Division, by which time it had become independent of the rail company, dropped the "LYR" from its name and moved to a new ground at Bank Street. [1] After just two seasons, the club was relegated to the Second Division. [1] One of the more successful British steam railmotors introduced by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1906. Later modified so a corridor connnection could be made to a matching trailer coach. Not on public display is the body of an L&YR family saloon which was threatened with destruction and we helped to rescue in 2019, in March 2022 this was moved from secure private storage by its private owner to storage away from public display onto a former wagon chassis at the East Lancashire Railway whilst options for its restoration are evaluated. Although Jenkins was the Locomotive Superintendent the early years of this period saw Hawkshaw specifying the locomotives.

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The Furness Railway built two steam railmotors. No1 and 2. Photos are rare, and mostly show no 1. Design based on published drawings and photos.