Beyer, Peacock and Company

Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway Locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Gorton, Manchester. Founded by Charles Beyer and Richard Peacock, it traded from 1854 until 1966. It received limited liability in 1902, becoming Beyer, Peacock and Company Limited.

Important designs were the Garratt articulated locomotives widely used in Africa, notably on South and East African Railways, and Australia and the 4-4-0 tank locomotives used on the Metropolitan and District lines of London Underground from 1864 until electrification in 1905. They also built 2-4-0 tank locomotives for 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) lines in Norway and the famous Manx Peacock design for the 3 ft  (914 mm) gauge Isle of Man Railway

The first Garratt locomotive constructed was TGR K class for the Tasmanian Government Railways on the western Tasmanian North East Dundas Tramway; K1 is now preserved on the Welsh Highland Railway together with the last Garratt Beyer Peacock built SAR NGG 16 Class No.143.

Gorton Foundry was on the opposite (south) side of the railway line to the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway works at Gorton. Between 1855 and 1966, the company built nearly 8,000 railway locomotives. Several of their 1874-built steam locomotives for the Isle of Man Railway remain in daily use. A Gorton-built South African Railways GL class Beyer-Garratt locomotive is on display in the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.

In addition to building steam locomotives, Beyer, Peacock & Co. also built the 10 British Rail Class 82, 25KV AC electric locomotives to a Metropolitan-Vickers design, the 101 BR Class 35 diesel hydraulic locomotives, and, the last of all built, BR Class 25/3 diesel-electrics. They also collaborated with Metropolitan Vickers in building the Western Australia Government Railways X class, diesel electric locomotives, and the New South Wales 46 class, 1500 V DC electric locomotives at Bowesfield Works, Stockton-on-Tees.

Contents 1 Gorton Foundry 2 Locomotives produced 2.1 Steam 2.1.1 Conventional 2.1.2 Beyer-Garratts 2.2 Steam turbine 2.3 Diesel 2.4 Electric 3 Preserved locomotives 3.1 Steam locomotives 3.2 Diesel and electric locomotives 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

Gorton Foundry

The foundry was at Openshaw near Manchester, England, and was built in 1854 by Richard Peacock. It should not be confused with the Gorton locomotive works of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, which was on the north side of the railway line.

Locomotives produced

Steam

Conventional

• 1864–1885 Metropolitan Railway 4-4-0T – see Metropolitan Railway A Class
• 1871–1886 Metropolitan District Railway 4-4-0T
• 1873–1926 Isle of Man Railway 2-4-0T – see Isle of Man Railway locomotives
• 1911 WAGR G Class 4-6-0
• 1898 Tobu Railway B1 class 4-4-0 (12 locos)^[1]
• 1931 GWR 5700 Class (25 off)
• 1952 Western Australian Government Railways "W" class 4-8-2 (sixty off)

Beyer-Garratts

• 1909 TGR K class
• 1925 LNER Class U1
• 1926 Victorian Railways G class
• 1927 LMS Garratt
• 1928 NZR G class
• 1928 SAR GL Class
• 1937 SAR NGG 16 Class
• 1951 South Australian Railways 400 class (under licence by Societe Franco-Belge)

Steam turbine

Beyer-Ljungstrom Turbine Locomotive The Beyer-Ljungstrom Turbine Locomotive

Diesel

• 1954–56 Western Australian Government Railways X class, built at Bowesfield Works, Stockton-on-Tees.
• 1961–63 British Rail Class 35
• 1962 British Rail Class 25
• 1964 British Rail Class 17

Electric

• 1956–58 New South Wales 46 class, built at Bowesfield Works, Stockton-on-Tees.
• 1960–62 British Rail Class 82

Preserved locomotives

Steam locomotives

BP No.	Built	Company built for	Locomotive number	Class	Wheel arrangement	Preserved at
33	1856	Statens Järnvägar	3 (43) Prins August	B	2-4-0	On display at Swedish Railway Museum, Gävle
239	1861	Statens Järnvägar	22 (506) Thor	Ä(Qä)	0-4-2T	On display at Swedish Railway Museum, Gävle
710	1866	Metropolitan Railway	23	A	4-4-0T	London Transport Museum, at Covent Garden
627	1866	Statens järnvägar	75 Göta	A(Aa)	2-2-2	On display at Swedish Railway museum, Gävle
809	1867	Statens järnvägar	93 Jernsida	G(Gc)	0-6-0	Nynäs, Swedish Railway museum, Gävle, see 1442
	1868	St. Petersburg & Helsingfors Railway			0-4-2T	Finnish Railway Museum, Hyvinkää
1255	1873	Isle of Man Railway	1 Sutherland		2-4-0T	Stored, Douglas, Isle of Man
1255	1873	Isle of Man Railway	3 Pender		2-4-0T	Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (sectioned exhibit)
1416	1874	Isle of Man Railway	4 Loch		2-4-0T	In service, Isle of Man Steam Railway
1417	1874	Isle of Man Railway	5 Mona		2-4-0T	Stored, Douglas carriage shed, Isle of Man
1442	1867	Statens järnvägar	161 Wik	G(Gc)	0-6-0	Nynäs, Swedish Railway museum, Gävle marked Gc 93
1524	1875	Isle of Man Railway	6 Peveril		2-4-0T	On display, Port Erin Railway Museum, Isle of Man
1933	1880	Bergslagernas Järnvägar	27	K	0-6-0	Nynäs, Swedish Railway Museum, Gävle
2028	1880	Manx Northern Railway	3		2-4-0T	Privately preserved, Isle of Man
2038	1880	Isle of Man Railway	7 Tynwald		2-4-0T	Dismantled for spares, remains stored, Isle of Man
2601	1886	Mersey Railway	1 The Major	I	0-6-4T	New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere, NSW, Australia
2605	1886	Mersey Railway	5 Cecil Raikes	I	0-6-4T	Museum of Liverpool
3610	1894	Isle of Man Railway	8 Fenella		2-4-0T	In service, Isle of Man
3641	1894	Nippon Railway, Japan	B104	B10	4-4-0 -> 4-4-2T	Kominato Railway, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
3815	1896	Isle of Man Railway	9 Douglas		2-4-0T	Stored, Douglas, Isle of Man
3911	1897	Nippon Railway, Japan	5540	5500	4-4-0	Ome Railway Park, Ome, Tokyo, Japan
4028	1898	Tobu Railway, Japan	5	B1	4-4-0	Tobu Museum, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan[1]
4029	1898	Tobu Railway, Japan	6	B1	4-4-0	Tobu Museum, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan[1]
4662	1905	Isle of Man Railway	10 G. H. Wood		2-4-0T	In service, Isle of Man Steam Railway
4663	1905	Isle of Man Railway	11 Maitland		2-4-0T	Stored, Isle of Man
5126	1908	Isle of Man Railway	12 Hutchinson		2-4-0T	In service, Isle of Man Steam Railway
5292	1909	Tasmanian Government Railways	K1	K	0-4-0+0-4-0	Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)
5382	1910	Isle of Man Railway	13 Kissack		2-4-0T	In service, Isle of Man Steam Railway
6296	1926	Isle of Man Railway	16 Mannin		2-4-0T	Displayed, Port Erin Railway Museum, Isle of Man
6639	1930	South African Railways	2352	GL	4-8-2+2-8-4	Manchester Museum of Science and Industry
7863	1958	South African Railways	NG138	NGG 16	2-6-2+2-6-2	Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)
7865	1958	South African Railways	NG140	NGG 16	2-6-2+2-6-2	Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)
7868	1958	South African Railways	NG143	NGG 16	2-6-2+2-6-2	Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)

Diesel and electric locomotives

BP No.	Built	Company built for	Locomotive number(s)	Class	Wheel arrangement	Preserved at
	1961	British Railways	E3054, 82008	BR Class 82	Bo-Bo	Barrow Hill Engine Shed
7911	1962	British Railways	D7017	BR Class 35 Hymek	B-B	West Somerset Railway
7912	1962	British Railways	D7018	BR Class 35 Hymek	B-B	West Somerset Railway
7923	1962	British Railways	D7029	BR Class 35 Hymek	B-B	Severn Valley Railway
7980	1963	British Railways	D7076	BR Class 35 Hymek	B-B	East Lancs Railway
8038	1965	British Railways	D7628, 25278 Sybilla	BR Class 25	Bo-Bo	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Operational
8039	1965	British Railways	D7629, 25279	BR Class 25	Bo-Bo	Great Central Railway (Nottingham) - Operational
8043	1965	British Railways	D7633, 25283	BR Class 25	Bo-Bo	Dean Forest Railway - Operational

See also

• Welsh Highland Railway
• Garratt
• Category:Beyer, Peacock locomotives

External links

• Brief company biography
• Beyer Peacock history
• Finnish Railway Museum
• Steam Locomotives in Finland Including the Finnish Railway Museum
• London Transport Museum Website [1]

References