Robert Heath 0-4-0ST

This loco was one of several built by Robert Heath and Sons Ltd of Biddulph Ironworks Stoke on Trent. They were basically a copy of a type of loco originally produced by the Falcon Engine and Car Works Ltd who had supplied locomotives to the Ironworks at an earlier date. Some of these locomotives were used at the Chatterly Whitfield Colliery and surprisingly perhaps at least one is preserved (on the Foxfield Railway).

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Peckett 0-4-0ST

Peckett & Sons of Bristol were one of the most prolific producers of industrial steam locomotives in the UK. This model is a typical small Peckett locomotive, a 0-4-0ST with two 14" x 20" cylinders. Similar locomotives were built from around 1900 to the 1950s by various manufacturers, often customised in some way to suit the requirements of the purchaser.

It is typical of smaller industrial locomotives with outside cylinders, inside valve gear and a saddle tank which provided relatively easy access to the valve gear between the frames when there was no servicing pit available which was often the case on industrial lines. These locomotives (or ones that looked very similar) could have been seen anywhere in the UK up until the 1970s and even today their robustness and simplicity make them a popular choice for preserved lines.

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Peckett 0-6-0ST

Peckett & Sons of Bristol were one of the most prolific producers of industrial steam locomotives in the UK. This model is based on the 1860 (or B3) class locomotive which was a powerful 0-6-0ST with two 14" x 22" cylinders and a tank capacity of 920 gallons.

This design was a relative late comer to the scene, the first being built in 1935 for Cwm Colliery, South Wales, it was named "Menelaus" and is preserved at the Caledonian Railway, Brecon.

It is typical of larger industrial locomotives with outside cylinders, inside valve gear and a saddle tank which provided relatively easy access to the valve gear between the frames when there was no servicing pit available which was often the case on industrial lines. These locomotives (or ones that looked very similar) could have been seen anywhere in the UK up until the 1970s and even today their robustness and simplicity make them a popular choice for preserved lines.

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Hudswell Clarke MSC Tank

A small Hudswell Clarke 'Manchester Ship Canal' type 0-6-0T based on a loco built in 1905. Instead of the saddle tanks usually found on industrial locos this one has conventional side tanks.

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Hudswell Clarke MSC Tank - long tank

A small Hudswell Clarke 'Manchester Ship Canal' type 0-6-0T based on a loco built in 1905. Instead of the saddle tanks usually found on industrial locos this one has conventional side tanks. This version has the longer side tanks.

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Beyer Garratt Sneyd no 3

The Sneyd no 3 Beyer Garratt loco, one of only four such industrial Garratts to run in the UK. Built in 1931 it lasted until the 1960s, one similar loco 'William Francis' has been preserved.

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Fowler 3F - 'Jinty' - 0-6-0

The 'Jinty' 0-6-0T is probably one of the best known small British tank engines. Introduced in 1924 by Henry Fowler it became the standard LMS shunting loco.

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LNWR Webb "Cauliflower"

Webb's famous 'Cauliflower' 0-6-0s were originally intended for express freight work and suprisingly although the first was built in 1880 the next nine did not appear until 1887. Construction continued relatively slowly until 1902 when the total number reached 310. The name 'Cauliflower' (or the alternative 'crested goods') stems from the fact that in LNWR days they were the only 0-6-0s owned by the company that carried the company coat of arms on the centre splasher which when viewed from a distance resembled a cauliflower. A total of 308 were taken over by the LMS in 1923 and a program was started of rebuilding them with belpaire fireboxes although some that were rebuilt later reverted to round top fireboxes. Of the locos modelled 8460 and 8464 were at Stoke in 1947 and 8337 was one of the last survivors as BR 58365 being scrapped in 1954. 69 reached BR ownership, the last three going in December 1955, but none are preserved.

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Fowler 4F - 0-6-0

This locomotive was introduced in 1911 by the Midland Railway and with detail alterations was adopted as the standard medium size goods engine of the later London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS). Construction continued up to 1942 and the class eventually totalled 772. They operated almost to the end of the steam era, the last examples were working up to 1966.

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Fowler 4P - 2-6-4T

The Fowler 2-6-4T was one of the most successful locomotives introduced by the LMS before William Stanier took charge in 1932. The first examples were built in 1927 and eventually the class totalled 125 - it was further developed by Stanier, Fairburn and British Railways in taper boiler variants. Two of the class lasted until 1966 (none are preserved) and were intended for use on suburban passenger services but were often used for freight traffic as well.

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Fowler 7F - 0-8-0

175 of these locomotives were built between 1929 and 1932 as modernised replacements for ex-LNWR G1 and G2 0-8-0s. Based on the smaller 4F 0-6-0s they shared many mechanical components with them, including the axleboxes which according to popular wisdom were too small for even for the 4Fs. In fact modern research has shown that the axleboxes were of similar dimensions to many other locomotives on other railways and if the 7F had been the failure that most writers assume they would have hardly lasted in some cases until 1962.

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Stanier 5MT 'Black 5' 4-6-0

The Stanier 5MT was introduced in 1934 and totalled 842 examples making it the most numerous class of steam locomotive to run in the UK. They were so successful that they carried on working until the very last day of steam operation in 1968, 18 have been preserved.

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Stanier 8F 2-8-0

Designed by William Stanier following his move from the Great Western Railway these locomotives were introduced in 1935 as a mainline freight engine and incorporated the same two-cylinder arrangement as the black fives. These locomotives had a tractive effort of 33,000lbs. Initially classified 7F, this was changed to the more familiar 8F for later builds. During World War 2 many were built for military use before the advent of the 'Austerity' 2-8-0..

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Simplex 1935 20hp

A small narrow gauge locomotive.

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Simplex 1938 28hp 3.5 ton

A small narrow gauge locomotive.

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