The Peckett OQ Class is a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotives built in Bristol, England by Peckett & Sons. Three were built; no. 2124 for Tower Colliery in 1951 and nos. 2150 and 2151 for Mardy Colliery in 1954. No. 2150 has been preserved and is named Mardy Monster. According to Heritage Railway magazine it is "Britain’s most powerful industrial locomotive". This claim may be misleading because it is based on tractive effort rather than horsepower.[1][2][3][self-published source]
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Preservation edit
After being withdrawn in 1976, No. 2150 was preserved by the Swanage Railway in 1979. In 1997 it was purchased by the Elsecar Heritage Railway, returning to service in June 2003. It was withdrawn after its boiler certificate expired in 2013.[4] Its overhaul was never completed and it was sold in 2020.[5]
References edit
- ^ "The Monster returns". Heritage Railway. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Peckett". Industrial Railway Society. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Peckett Loco's". Martyn Bane. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ Mardy Monster Elsecar Heritage Railway
- ^ Yorkshire Live, 8 July 2020
External links edit
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