Everything about Lmr 57 Lion totally explained
The
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR)
57 Lion is an early
0-4-2 steam locomotive. One of a pair designed for hauling freight (the other, number 58 was called
Tiger), built by
Todd, Kitson & Laird (later Kitsons) of
Leeds in
1838.
History
In 1845 the LMR was absorbed by the
Grand Junction Railway (GJR), which in turn was one of the constituents of the
London and North Western Railway (LNWR) a year later.
Lion received a new boiler about 1845. It was used in traffic until about 1858, and in 1859 it was sold to the
Mersey Docks for use as a
stationary engine. It was used in that role until 1928 when it was replaced by an electric pump. It was then "rediscovered" and preserved. A new tender for it was constructed based on contemporary drawings.
Lion took part in the LMR centenary celebrations in
1930 and the
London and Birmingham Railway centenary in
1938. It starred in the 1953 film
The Titfield Thunderbolt, among others. It is the second oldest locomotive to be steamed, the older being the British-built American locomotive
John Bull. For many years,
Lion was on display at the
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.
On
27 February 2007,
Lion was moved by road from Manchester to
Liverpool for conservation work prior to it taking pride of place in the new
Museum of Liverpool.
Other locomotives
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 locomotive 6142 was originally named
Lion. This loco was built by the
North British Locomotive Company at
Glasgow in November 1927 and withdrawn in January 1964 as 46142
The York and Lancaster Regiment.
D0260, a prototype
diesel locomotive built by
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in 1962 was named
Lion.
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