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 It was withdrawn for preservation in the 1970s and ran on the East Lancashire Railway.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.
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.
Yates Duxbury & Sons papermill Heap Bridge |