A collection of tank engines.

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While I was in Buxton photographing the DMUs and freight activity, some of which features in past blog entries, I also went to the Peak Rail site which was then next to the station. Among all the "yet to be preserved" material on the site were these tank engines. I wonder where they are now... and in what condition. Any information about their present whereabouts or condition would be welcome.

Subsequent research shows that this was built by Peckett & sons at Bristol in 1949, works no. 2111. It was preserved privately at Lytham St Annes before it was moved to Peak Rail. Then in 1990 it went to the Midland Railway, Butterley. It is being restored again and is located in the workshops of The Princess Royal Locomotive Trust in the West Shed.  It originally worked at Blackpool gasworks.
See www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk.









This vertical boilered locomotive was built  by Societe Anonyme John Cockerill, Seraing, Belgium. The company built more than 890 of these locomotives and they were delivered to many countries in Europe.

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