No 1370 0-4-0 R2 class locomotive was built by Peckett & Sons in 1915. It was withdrawn for preservation in the 1970s and ran on the East Lancashire Railway. It came to Beamish in 2018.
1370 0-4-0 R2 class Beamish June 2022 |
1370 0-4-0 R2 class Beamish June 2022 |
1370 0-4-0 R2 class Manufacturers Plate |
It was built to work at the Yates Duxbury & Sons papermill at Heap Bridge near Bury.
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Yates Duxbury & Sons papermill Heap Bridge 1926 |
It was one of three locomotives that worked there wich connected to the Bury to Heywoff line, which is now the preserved East Lancashire Railway. All three locomotives have been preserved.
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Yates Duxbury & Sons papermill Heap Bridge |