Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Beamish - Peckett No 1370

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 It was withdrawn for preservation  in the 1970s and ran on the East Lancashire Railway.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