WD Unknown Riddles 5000 gallon

WD Unknown Riddles 5000 gallon

WD  Unknown Riddles 5000 gallon
WD Unknown Riddles 5000 gallon

 

Present Location Keighley Worth Valley
Designed For WD
Type & Original Water Capacity Riddles 5000 gallon
Original Coal Capacity (tons) 9
Chassis Type Riddles 4 axle
Wheelbase 5ft 3in + 5ft 3in + 5ft 3in
Gauge 4ft 8½in
Current Water Capacity (gallons) 5000
Current Coal Capacity (tons) 9
Scoop Fitted Never Fitted
Allocated To 90733 (WD 79257) WD Austerity class 2-8-0
First Number Unknown
Present Number Unknown
Status Awaiting Restoration/Overhaul
Notes When this locomotive was originally reimported from Sweden in 1973 it came with a cut down WD 5000 gallon tender that had been shortened to 3 axles. Around 1990 an original WD 4 axle chassis was reimported from a Dutch steel works and a new tank was constructed. This work carried out at BSC Scunthorpe c1990. Some fittings on the present tender come from the original 3 axle tender. It is presumed the original tender was disposed of for scrap afterwards.
Photo by Chris Weeks
Photo Date 26/10/2013
Date Record Last Updated 15/10/2018

13/10/2013 Paul Holroyd
13/10/2013 Paul Holroyd

27/6/2008 Mike Haddon
27/6/2008 Mike Haddon


 
 

 

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