White sky view, across railway lines towards hillside trees, the 1837 Liverpool and Manchester Railway steam locomotive 'Lion', with replica railway carriages, making a working visit from the Museum of Liverpool to West Yorkshire's Worth Valley Railway in the summer of 1981 and seen here at the Oxenhope terminus.
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 Comady, 'The Titfield Thunderbolt'. The Liverpool Engineering Society loaned 'Lion' in 1967 then gave it 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 appearances at a number of railway heritage centres, as seen here at the Oxenhope terminus of the Worth Valley Railway in the summer of 1981. 'Lion' was withdrawn from steaming in 1989. A survey in 1992 showed the engine would need major modifications if it were to steam again. 'Lion' is now on display in the Museum of Liverpool.
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Location: Liverpool and Manchester Railway locomotove 'Lion', Oxenhope Station, Worth Valley Railway, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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