White sky summer day view towards the historic Liverpool and Manchester Railway steam locomotive 'Lion', with smoke rising chimney, pulling blue carriage, pushing yellow carriage, moving towards Oxenhope Station, the Worth Valley Railway, West Yorkshire, UK, in the summer of 1981.
In 1837 the Liverpool and Manchester Railway ordered two steam locomotives to haul luggage trains. One was called 'Lion'; the other 'Tiger'. Both, constructed of wood and metal, had an 0-4-2 wheel arrangement and inside cylinders. 'Lion' was sold in 1859 to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, who used it as a stationary pumping engine at one of their docks. The Harbour Board presented the engine to the Liverpool Engineering Society in 1928. After restoration at the Crewe Railway Works , 'Lion', pulling replica trains, took part in the centenary celebrations of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1930. In 1952, 'Lion' appeared in the Ealing Comedy, 'The Titfield Thunderbolt'. The Liverpool Engineering Society loaned 'Lion' in 1967, then gave the locomotive in 1970 to the Museum of Liverpool. In 1980, under its own steam, 'Lion' took part in the 150th anniversary of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Afterwards the engine made working appearance at a number of railway heritage centre, as seen here, pushing a replica LMR carriage, along the Worth Valley Railway, towards the terminus at Oxenhope (behind the camera), in the summer of 1981. 'Lion' was withdrawn from steaming in 1989. A survey in 1992 showed the engine would need major modifications, it it were to steam again. 'Lion' is now on display in the Museum of Liverpool.
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Location: Liverpool and Manchester Railway locomotive 'Lion', Worth Valley Railway, near Oxenhope, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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