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Greenwood Batley 2000/1945 ‘Greenbat’384 viewsThis unusual locomotive was constructed to works no 2000 by the Leeds firm of Greenwood & Batley Ltd in 1945. It is a four wheeled battery-electric locomotive and draws it’s power from banks of lead-acid cells which are housed in the bonnets at each end of the centre cab.
It was used by the Central Electricity Generating Board for shunting wagons at Stourport Power Station until the conversion to merry-go-round system of coal delivery rendered the locomotive redundant. The locomotive was used on many occasions whilst on display at Southport, and at the time was considered the only operational locomotive of it’s type in preservation. Unfortunately, the cells have since become unserviceable. It is hoped that sponsorship may be available to replace these extremely expensive resources, and the locomotive will be used to manoeuvre vehicles in and out of our museum complex, reducing the pollution and dust created by other types of locomotive.
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Avonside 1568/1909 ‘Lucy’384 viewsLucy was built by the Avonside Engine Company at Bristol in 1909 and delivered to the Hutchinson Estate & Dock Co. Ltd. at Widnes. She was one of three class B3 0-6-0STs supplied having 14″ x 22″ cylinders and 3′ 3″ driving wheels, a type so familiar for so long in Liverpool’s dockland. They were named ‘Gertrude’, ‘Lucy’, and ‘Mary’ and dated from 1906, 1909 and 1913 respectively, and were named after the daughters of John Hutchinson, one of the founders of the Widnes chemical industry.
The engine ‘Lucy’ spent it’s entire working life on the Widnes dock system.
It was dismantled in August 1952 and sent to the Hunslet Engine Co. for overhaul. One year later, she returned to work very smartly painted green with yellow lining.
Lucy was retired in January 1971 and was purchased by the Liverpool Locomotive Preservation Group in February 1972 and stored together with ‘Efficient’ in a dockside engine shed at Seacombe. She was transferred to Steamport Southport on 1st August 1973, but briefly returned across the Mersey in July 1978 to take charge of the Birkenhead docker No.4 railtour. Once again in the early 1980’s, Lucy took retirement, and remains a static exhibit.
Lucy moved to Preston with the rest of the stock from Southport, and arrived in Preston on 27th February 1999. Recently given a new coat of paint for exhibition in the museum, the long term plan is to return Lucy to working condition once more when time and materials become available.
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Class 25 - L & Y 0-6-0 Tender Engine -52044 (957) 384 views16/10/2022 - Sunday - Class 25 - L & Y 0-6-0 Tender Engine -52044 (957) returns from Rawtenstall with the 13,30 service to Bury and Heywood.
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SR Pacific - 4 6 2 - Western County Class -34092 "City of Wells"384 views02/01/2023 - SR Pacific - 4 6 2 - Western County Class -34092 "City of Wells" arriving at Heywood with the 11.10 off Rawtenstall.
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SR Pacific Battle of Britain class - 34067 "Tangmere"384 viewsSR pacific 34067 "Tangmere" heads across Ribblehead Viaduct with the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express.
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383 views28/07/2010 - 5690 "Leander" coming off Whalley Viaduct with "The Fellsman" heading for Settle & Carlisle.
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383 views9f 92214 pilots Black 5 45428 leave for Pickering
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383 viewsJ72 69023 marshalling some coaching stock at Grosmont
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383 viewsBR Std 4 - 76079 returns LE from Goathland have depositing the freight.
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383 viewsAusterity "Mech Navvies Ltd" attacks the steepest part of the Foxfield bank.
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383 views"Florence No2" attaking the bank. this time with the hopper trucks.
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383 views"Mech Navvies Ltd" & "Whiston" round the curve on the bank with the 18 truck load
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383 viewsAfter returning to Quorn, I went lineside at Woodthorpe Lane Bridge to capture the action - here Rocket travelling in reverse towards Quorn - passengers not allowed on these reverse workings of Rocket & Planet
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383 views"Planet" Replica returning empty to Loughborough
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383 views30585 Beattie Wells Tank
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