FR Unnumbered Sharp Stewart 1200 gallon

FR Unnumbered Sharp Stewart 1200 gallon

FR  Unnumbered Sharp Stewart 1200 gallon
FR Unnumbered Sharp Stewart 1200 gallon

 

Present Location Ribble Steam Railway
Designed For FR
Type & Original Water Capacity Sharp Stewart 1200 gallon
Original Coal Capacity (tons) 2
Date First in Service 1999
Chassis Build Date 1998
Chassis Type FR Sharp Stewart 2 axle
Wheelbase 9ft 6in
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Tank Fitted Date 1998
Current Water Capacity (gallons) 1200
Current Coal Capacity (tons) 2
Scoop Fitted Never Fitted
Allocated To FR 20 Sharp Stewart 0-4-0
First Number Unnumbered
Present Number Unnumbered
Owner Furness Railway Trust
Status Operating
Notes New build tender. Design of the tender is based on the original 1862 Sharp Stewart outline drawing and detailed measurements and information from a similar existing tender preserved with a Sharp Stewart 2-4-0 locomotive (TCDD no. 23004) in Turkey. Chassis constructed by Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd (VSEL), Barrow -in-Furness. Tank is of welded construction with dummy rivets and was constructed by Furness College, Barrow-in-Furness. The wheelsets are from the plough end of two BR independent snowploughs. Information on the construction of the tender is from The Great Survivor by Tim Owen
Locomotives used with this tender in preservation The tender has only been used from new to the present day with 20 FR A5 class 0-4-0
Photo by Mike Haddon
Photo Date 23/06/2012
Date Record Last Updated 20/10/2021


 
 

 

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