lyrtrust.org.uk – Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust

22nd March 2024, two of our carriages in use in the Steam Gala at a gallery of photographers at Haworth in a train featuring the two Great Western visiting locos, photo copyright Tony Winward
10th February 2023, Pug 19 now in LMS livery as 2023 is the centenary of establishment of the LMS in the Big Four grouping - photo copyright Liam Barnes
Our compartment carriages in use on Vintage service 07/09/2020 at Mytholmes Photo Colin King
Almost a Christmas Card scene, our carriage 1507 behind 43924 on Elfmas services at Haworth 28th November 2021, photo copyright Tom Marshall
21st September 2024, 752 as 11456 heading a local service on the visit to the Severn Valley Railway Gala, photo copyright Stephen Bottrill
752 as BR 51456 on test after repairs to steam leaks shunts Brake 1474 on 23rd October 2020 at the ELR. 1474 was newly arrived that morning by road for major repair work to the bogies and frame. Possibly the first time that 752 has been in steam to haul 1474. Photo copyright Keith Savory.
21st April 2023, Pug 19 at 11243 double-heads a Bluebell Railway train with saddletank Hastings from the Kent & East Sussex Railway - photo copyright John Sagar
752 as 51456 at Groombridge on the Spa Valley Railway 8th January 2022 copyright Steve Lee
19th June 2022, a Worth Valley Vintage train with our 4 carriages between Damems and Oakworth, the first time that all 4 have been hauled by an L&YR loco Photo copyright Tom Marshall
Our 6-wheel Third 1507 on Worth Valley 'Elf Express' 5th December. Photo copyright Andrew Southwell
18th June 2022, the very first passenger trains hauled by Pug 19 in a 112 year life so far, seen at Burrs on the East Lancashire Railway Photo copyright Stephen Willetts
The only known colour photo of 51218 at Horwich after overhaul June 1963 Photo John Moulton
51218 on display at Oxenhope in June 2018 following cosmetic restoration. Photo from Declan Hargreaves
15th October 2023, a spirited departure early in the day from Ramsbottom, photo copyright John Whiteley
13th May 2024, Saddletank 752 'under the wires' of the Network Rail main line being transferred between Didcot Railway Centre and the road lorry loading area by two Class 66 locos
10th October 2022, 51218 temporarily relocated from Oxenhope to Bury for static display in a gala 14th to 16th October, their first time together for nearly 25 years - at Southport in 1998 before 19 relocated to the Ribble Steam Railway - photo copyright Liam Barnes
752 double heads with 52322 on New Years Day 2022 celebrating the centenary of the L&YR/L&NWR merger, copyright Kevin Whitehurst
752 as BR 51456 on public service 16th August 2020 leaving Irwell Vale. Photo copyright Liam Barnes
17th March 2024, 752 as 11305 departing Burrs with steam to spare on the Legends of Steam event. photo copyright 'Bill_Go' from Flickr
12th May 2023, Pug 19 as 11243 on Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway on a passenger service at Chicken Curve embankment - photo copyright Stephen Bottrill
22nd July 2023, 3 of our carriages on Vintage Train at Haworth Loop, photo copyright Tom Marshall
752 as BR 51456 on a charter special for photographers February 2020. Photo from Emma Seddon
26th February 2022, 1474 first day of service on a shuttle at Ramsbottom, copyright David Winters
Both our 6-wheelers approaching Oakworth on Mince Pie Specials on 30/12/2020 Photo Ralph Berry
Our Pug 19 as 51241 and 752 as 51456 in a shunting move at Bury Bolton Street with 52322 as 52345 during Spring Gala in March 2020. Photo from 'Jay Bee' on Flickr
16th October 2022, the last round trip from Bury used all 4 operational ex-L&YR locos, a first in preservation, a photo of them upon arrival at Ramsbottom, copyright John Sagar
20th July 2024. Coal Tank 1054 awaits departure from Keighley with 3 of our carriages in the 15:15 Vintage Trains depature, photo copyright of Danny Young
LNWR Coal Tank 1054 heads all our carriages along GN Straight on the Worth Valley during their 50th anniverary celebration in June 2018. Photo from 'feroequinologist' of Flickr
5th September 2024, 752 now in LMS livery as 11456 for the first time in preservation, ready for some trail runs prior to visiting Severn Valley Railway, photo copyright of John Sagar
Our carriages on Vintage Train at Mytholmes 15/08/2021 Photo Andrew Edkins
15th April 2022, trial steam of 19 included moving under its own steam in Buckley Wells yard without incident. Telltale smoke and steam visible in this photo copyright Liam Barnes

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.

Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales with Registration Number 1157071, the origins of the Trust go back to 1964 when a group of enthusiasts in Rochdale established the L&Y Saddletanks Fund.

Our locomotives are located at preserved railways in Lancashire and Yorkshire, Pug 51218 at the Worth Valley, Pug 19 and Saddletank 752 at East Lancashire Railway at Bury.
Restoration of 752 is complete and it returned to public service in early March 2020.
51218 was intended to be the next restoration project before the Coronavirus lockdown closed preserved railways, it is being preceded by Pug 19, which was relocated from the Ribble Steam Railway at Preston to the East Lancashire Railway in January 2020 for evaluation and restoration, which is now completed and it entered public service for its first ever time with a passenger train during an event at the East Lancashire Railway on 18th and 19th June 2022.

Our carriages are normally on public display in the Exhibition Shed on the Worth Valley at Oxenhope when they are not in use, but this is not always possible due to operational requirements – in fact they were used on public service for a number of weekends during the Summer each year.
In October 2020 our Brake Carriage 1474 was taken by road for repair work at the Bury works of the East Lancashire Railway, but has now returned to the Worth Valley Railway for public use with our other three carriages on the Vintage Trains Sunday services in June and July 2022, and on 19th June 2022 all of our 4 carriages were hauled by an ex-L&YR loco for the first time, ‘Ironclad’ 957 currently running as British Railways 52044.
The 2024 Vintage Trains ran on a number of weekends in July and August featuring our carriages, these are likely to be repeated in 2025 but details are not known at the time of writing (September 2024), when known more details will be given on our website and the Worth Valley website – click here (opens in new window)

Both our operational steam locomotives saw extensive use in the East Lancashire Railway Autumn Steam Gala 11th to 13th October 2024 and is likely to be repeated in a similar Gala 17th to 19th October 2025.

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.