42859, LMS Hughes Crab 2-6-0
A preserved lms hughes crab locomotive, built in 1926.
Last recorded as based at the East Lancashire Railway, owned by Crab Trust. Operating status: Under restoration. Current livery: BR mixed-traffic black.
Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.
Additional notes
Location, livery and status last confirmed pre-2024, subject to verification.
Location not established. This site recorded 42859 at the East Lancashire Railway, which would place two Hughes Crabs there; the encyclopaedia article for the class instead has it on a private site awaiting restoration. The two disagree and neither is clearly better sourced, so no location is claimed. Flagged in August 2026.
