Current Projects and Funding
The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Trust was established in 1988 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Preservation Society and in 1991 became a Registered Charity (registration number 1002627 in England). The Trust owns a unique collection of steam locomotives and carriages previously owned by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.
Quick Link: │ 68 │ 19 │ 752 │ 47 │ 1474 │ 1507 │ 279 │ Other Projects │ Other LYR Stock │
No. 68/51218
Locomotive: Class B7 'Pug' 0-4-0 Saddletank No.68 (No.51218) more..
Status: Stored at Haworth pending 10 year major overhaul.
Comments: Funding and major materials for overhaul are available, awaiting completion of 752 restoration. Specific donations still welcome.
No. 19
Locomotive: Class B7 'Pug' 0-4-0 Saddletank No.19 more..
Status: Cosmetic restoration now complete. Static exhibit at the Ribble Steam Railway at Preston
Comments: Static preservation funded by Ribble Steam Railway. Potential donors of the major funding required for restoration are welcome to contact us.
No. 752
Locomotive: 0-6-0 Saddletank more..
Status: The cab assembly is now completed and the two brake cylinders have been fitted to the underside of the cab floor. On the boiler front, it has now been established where the new front tubeplate requires to be cropped to fit onto the cylinder block, ready for reassembly following hydraulic testing with the tubes fitted. A new saddletank has been manufactured and is being prepared for fitting. It has also been decided that the opportunity should be taken to replace the smokebox rather than refit the existing one, which dates back to 752’s participation in Rainhill celebrations. This might seem to be a short time, but smokeboxes rot away on a time rather than mileage basis.
Comments: Funding for completion of restoration available and 'ring fenced'. Specific donations will be held to meet maintenance and repair costs (and the next overhaul).
No. 47
Carriage: LYR 47 Blackpool Club Car Coach more..
Status: Full approval has now been given for 47's return to service on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway following completion of the 18-year restoration project. This follows exhaustive testing and examination against national standards for heritage railways, the examiners were particularly impressed by our choice of materials for the internal restoration in respect of fire and flame retardation. It is intended that 47 will be kept undercover when out of use and this will normally be in the Exhibition Shed at Oxenhope, although for operational reasons this may not always be possible and as a result public display may not be possible
Comments:
Approved for use on Worth Valley services. Details of future operation of 47 will be published on this website.
No. 1474
Carriage: LYR 1474 Hughes taper-end Brake/3rd more..
Status: Normally on public display in Oxenhope Exhibition Shed on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, but also in regular use on KWVR Vintage Trains, often pulled by 957. In 2009 the coach featured in a documentary film ‘Spanish Flu – the forgotten fallen’ which was shown on BBC4 TV, and may be repeated at some future date. Recent ‘finishing touches’ have included the fitting of specially manufactured luggage racks, together with a repaint using correct shades of colour and the style of ‘decals’ as used on 1507.
Comments: Normally
on public display in Oxenhope Exhibition Shed on the Keighley & Worth Valley
Railway, expected to be in use on the Worth Valley’s
special events in 2011
and 2012.
The
cost of maintenance is met from the Trust’s General Funds, donations towards
this cost would be most welcome.
No. 1507
Carriage: LYR 1507 6 wheel 5 compartment Third more..
Status: Normally on public display in Oxenhope Exhibition Shed on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, but also in regular use on KWVR Vintage Trains, often pulled by 957. Inside 'stirrup' type door handles removed in interests of safety. Recent inspection has revealed some patches of micro blistering on the paintwork, and some cracking of lower panels which will have to be kept an eye on.
Comments: Normally on public display in Oxenhope Exhibition Shed on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, expected to be in use on the Worth Valley’s special events in 2011 and 2012.
The cost of maintenance is met from the Trust’s General Funds, donations towards this cost would be most welcome.
No. 279
Carriage: LYR 279 4 compartment First more..
Status: In Oxenhope carriage works undergoing restoration. Chassis to be moved to an engineering works in Keighley to reduce length to fit the body - 279 was built very early in the L&Y’s programme of building 6-wheelers and is 6 inches shorter than the available chassis.
Comments:
Costs of current work have been met from general funds and the payment from
use in BBC TV filming of ‘South Riding’ in 2010, following return to service
of Club Carriage 47 more effort can be concentrated on 279 and a ‘First
Class 279 Fund’ has now been launched,
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to make a donation or potentially sponsor part of the work
Luggage racks, door furniture, carpets and decals have already been
manufactured and placed in storage as the opportunity was taken to add these
to orders for similar items for 1474, 1507 and 47.
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