Glossary Results for prefix "la"
Lady of the Lake 2-2-2 Locomotive Class | The most famous engine in the ‘7ft 6in Single’ or ‘Problem’ class![]() |
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Lamp Iron | A bracket to mount a lamp. There will be a number of Lamp Irons on the front of locomotive, as later the pattern of lamps indicated the Train Class![]() |
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Lamp Lighter | A person whose job is to light gas or oil lamps, normally as evening approaches and it starts to become dark. | |
Lamp Socket | Lamps on LNWR locomotives were not hung on lamp irons![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (LYR) | Incorporated in 1864. This line, opened in 1847, provided an outstanding example of a local railway developing into a revenue earner. Its earnings were almost as much as those of the Great Eastern![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lancaster & Preston Junction Railway (LPJR) | The stretch of line between those two towns which now forms part of the West Coast Main Line![]() ![]() |
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Lancaster & Carlisle Railway (LCR) | Incorporated in 1844. Opened in 1846. Leased to LNWR in 1859 and vested in the company in 1879. | |
Lansdowne side gangways | Side gangway![]() ![]() |
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Large Bloomer 2-2-2 Locomotive Class | The most famous engines on the Southern Division![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Large Jumbo 2-4-0 Locomotive Class | A term usually applied to a class of 2-4-0 passenger tender engines with 6ft 6in driving wheels introduced by Webb![]() |
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Laycock’s ventilators | Proprietary type of ventilator fitted to carriage roofs from 1895 onwards, designed to both admit and expel air, and often called ‘torpedo ventilators’ because of their shape. | |
Leicester & Swannington Railway (LSR) | Not part of LNWR. | |
Level Crossing | A place where a road (or, rarely in this country, a railway) crosses a railway line at the same level. Road level crossing gates were required by law from the very outset of railways, and a railway would not be authorised without the requirement to fence the line and provide gates and attendants. Many level crossings on important lines were later replaced by overbridges. Lifting barriers began to replace hinged gates in the 1950s and the first automatic half-barrier level crossing was introduced in 1961. Despite modernisation and closures there are still many hundreds of gated crossings extant today. | |
Lever Frame | A frame that holds levers. The levers usually control points![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lever Reverse | Reversing Gear was originally controlled by a screw mechanism![]() ![]() |
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Lime Street, Liverpool | The Liverpool terminus of the LNWR, opened by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway![]() ![]() |
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Lincrusta | A thick, embossed type of wallpaper. | |
Line Side | Next to the track. | |
Liverpool & Manchester Railway (LMR) | Incorporated 1826. One of the earliest railways, and following the Rainhill Trials![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Liverpool Road, Manchester | The original Manchester terminus of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway![]() ![]() |
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Livery | The external paint colour and style of decoration on railway locomotives and vehicles. Includes decoration such as lining and crests. Each railway company had its own particular ‘house style’ although this did change over time. | |
L.N.W.R.S. | London and North Western Railway Society. |