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Lion Locomotive and Todd, Kitson & Laird of Leeds red and black plaque

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Lion Locomotive and Todd, Kitson & Laird of Leeds red and black plaque

Engineering Heritage Award Lion Locomotive Todd, Kitson & Laird of Leeds Star of track and film, Lion is the oldest locomotive to have been steamed in Britain. Built in 1838, Lion worked for 20 years on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, before being sold to Mersey Docks and Harbour Board as a stat

ionary pumping engine. Rescued in 1927, this 0-4-2 represents the typical British locomotive of her era

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