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Tagged Chasewater Railway Museum, Old Railway Lines, Peckett, Sister Dora, Steam Locomotives
This was a surprise because, although I knew that the loco had existed, I had never even seen a photograph of it.
‘Brown’ was the fourth of five Beyer Peacock locos acquired by the Cannock Chase Colliery Company, 0-4-2ST No.794/1867, acquired new. Substantially dismantled in 1926 and some parts utilised to maintain the existing fleet. The rest was scrapped. John Newland Brown was Manager and Chief Engineer of the company around the late 1860s. No-one seems to have a picture of this loco.
This item had been owned by a Cannock family with connections to the Cannock Chase Colliery Company.
The nameplate was acquired by the museum by way of the Midland Counties Railway Auctions.
If anyone should have a photograph of this locomotive, would you please let the Chasewater Railway Museum have a copy?
Number 1 is from the Cannock & Rugeley loco – ‘Marquis’
The name originates from the first Marquis of Anglesey, a title awarded to the Earl of Uxbridge who fought along side Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo. Carried by the Lilleshall Company built 0-6-0 saddle tank new to the Cannock and Rugeley Collieries as their first loco in 1867, she or is it he lasted until cut up at the NCB Cannock Central Workshops during May 1964.
No.5 is from Cannock & Rugeley loco ‘Beaudesert’
Beaudesert from the little 0-6-0 saddle tank built by Fox Walker, works number 266 of 1875 supplied new to Cannock and Rugeley Collieries as their number 5. Beaudesert was the ancestral home of the Paget family who became Earls of Uxbridge before being given the title and Estate Marquis of Anglesey. Finally cut up in 1964 the other nameplate of the loco survives and is on display in Kidderminster Railway Museum.
No.8 is from Cannock & Rugeley loco ‘Harrison’
No.8 Harrison 0-6-0 T Built by the Yorkshire Engine Company, 186/1872 as a 2-4-0 T, rebuilt to 0-6-0T 1916. Bought from B.P.Blockley of Bloxwich in 1905. It had originally been Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway ‘Hope’ and later No.1 on the East and West Junction Railway. Sold to Stanton Ironworks, Stanton, Notts., 1950. Since scrapped.
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Posted in Old Chasewater Railway Photographs, Photograph Collection, Uncategorized
Tagged Brownhills, Burntwood, Cannock, Chasewater, Chasewater Railway, Chasewater Railway Museum, DL7, Museum Collection, Norton Canes, Old Chasewater Railway Photographs, Old Railway Lines, Staffordshire, Steam Locomotives, Steam Trains, Steve Organ's Collection, Traction Engines
This latest acquisition is a very welcome addition to the Museum’s collection of local Cannock Chase items.
Nameplate: Foggo, 1946, from a standard gauge 0-4-2ST built at the Chasetown workshops of the Cannock Chase Colliery Co.Ltd. in 1946, using parts supplied by Beyer Peacock, together with spare parts accumulated over the years from similar locomotives already at work at the colliery. The name derives from Mr. Foggo, the General Manager of the company at the time and the nameplate incorporates the year of build. It became National Coal Board property on 1st January, 1947. Transferred to Coppice Colliery in early 1954 and to Brereton Colliery later the year. Scrapped by W.H.Arnott Young in January 1961. Cast Brass, 21½”x 8¾”, the front repainted.
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The XL list shows all the photos in Box File 10149. The collection has been with the Museum for some time, many taken by Steve Organ. There are a lot of very similar photos so we have tried to sort out the ones which are not duplicated. The first selection shows ‘Sans Pareil’ which visited Chasewater on a couple of occasions in the early 2000s.
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All photographs in Box 10149- XL Files 14-4-2018
Caption text – Object No., Description, Location.
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Album 3 Local Pit Locos 2020 XL Files
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