Beyer, Peacock and Company
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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 Railways in London 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. Four New South Wales Government Railways AD60 Class Beyer-Garratt Patent locomotives are preserved being the most powerful steam locomotives in the southern hemisphere when introduced.
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, 25 kV 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.
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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. In 2012 the former boiler-shop remains in use, as the Hammerstone Road Depot of Manchester City Council.
Locomotives produced
Steam
Conventional
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- 1864–1885 Metropolitan Railway 4-4-0T – see Metropolitan Railway A Class
- 1871–1886 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
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- 1909 TGR K class
- 1910 DHR D 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)
- 1952 New South Wales AD60 class locomotive of the NSWGR
- 1955 EAR 59 class of the EAR
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
Preserved Locomotives | ||||||||
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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 | ||
533 | 1865 | Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen | 13 (NS 705) | 9-16 | 2-4-0 | On display at Dutch Railway Museum, Utrecht | ||
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 | ||
846 | 1868 | St. Petersburg & Helsingfors Railway | 9 | B1 | 0-4-2T | Finnish Railway Museum, Hyvinkää | ||
1255 | 1873 | Isle of Man Railway | 1 Sutherland | 2-4-0T | Stored pending rebuild (Isle of Man Railway) | |||
1255 | 1873 | Isle of Man Railway | 3 Pender | 2-4-0T | On display at the 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 (Isle of Man Railway) | |||
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 at the Port Erin Railway Museum | |||
1647 | 1877 | NSW Government Railways | 1905 | Z19 | 0-6-0 | New South Wales Rail Transport Museum | ||
1827 | 1879 | Beyer, Peacock and Company | 1827 | 0-4-0ST | Operational at Foxfield Railway | |||
1933 | 1880 | Bergslagernas Järnvägar | 27 | K | 0-6-0 | Nynäs, Swedish Railway Museum, Gävle | ||
2028 | 1880 | Manx Northern Railway | 3 Thornhill | 2-4-0T | Privately preserved (Isle of Man) | |||
2038 | 1880 | Isle of Man Railway | 7 Tynwald | 2-4-0T | Dismantled for spares. Frames moved to Southwold Railway | |||
2101 | 1881 | Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Staatsspoorwegen | 326 (NS 1326) | 301-475 | 2-4-0 | On display at Dutch Railway Museum, Utrecht | ||
2254 | 1911 | South Maitland Railways | 10, 17–20, 22–28, 30–31 | 10 | 2-8-2T | 2 Operational, 12 in | ||
2601 | 1886 | Mersey Railway/J. & A. Brown | 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 | ||
3402 | 1891 | NSW Government Railways | 3203 | C32 | 4-6-0 | New South Wales Rail Transport Museum | ||
3413 | 1892 | NSW Government Railways | 3214 | C32 | 4-6-0 | Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum | ||
3436 | 1892 | NSW Government Railways | 3237 | C32 | 4-6-0 | Operational, Lachlan Valley Railway | ||
3610 | 1894 | Isle of Man Railway | 8 Fenella | 2-4-0T | In service (Isle of Man Railway) | |||
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 (Isle of Man Railway) | |||
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] | ||
4221 | 1901 | NSW Government Railways | 3265 Hunter | C32 | 4-6-0 | Operational, Powerhouse Museum | ||
4372 | 1902 | NSW Government Railways | 5069 | D50 | 2-8-0 | Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum | ||
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 pending rebuild (Isle of Man Railway) | |||
4750 | 1906 | Central Uruguay Railway | 92 | N | 2-6-0 | On display in bad shape (San José, Uruguay) | ||
4751 | 1906 | Central Uruguay Railway | 93 | N | 2-6-0 | On display (Young, Uruguay) | ||
4943 | 1907 | Central Uruguay Railway | 96 | N | 2-6-0 | On display (City bus terminal, Artigas, Uruguay) | ||
5054 | 1908 | NSW Government Railways | 5112 | D50 | 2-8-0 | Bathurst | ||
5074 | 1909 | NSW Government Railways | 5132 | D50 | 2-8-0 | Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum | ||
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 | Awaiting new boiler (Isle of Man Railway) | |||
5399 | 1910 | Central Uruguay Railway | 119 | N3 | 2-6-0 | In working order (CEFU, Montevideo, Uruguay) | ||
5400 | 1910 | Central Uruguay Railway | 120 | N3 | 2-6-0 | In service (AUAR, Montevideo, Uruguay) | ||
5807 | 1914 | NSW Government Railways | 3112 | C30 | 4-6-4T | Stored, Private ownership, Canberra | ||
6296 | 1926 | Isle of Man Railway | 16 Mannin | 2-4-0T | On display at the Port Erin Railway Museum | |||
6639 | 1930 | South African Railways | 2352 | GL | 4-8-2+2-8-4 | Manchester Museum of Science and Industry | ||
7531 | 1954 | NSW Government Railways | 6029 | AD60 | 4-8-4+4-8-4 | Australian Railway Historical Society ACT Division | ||
7541 | 1956 | NSW Government Railways | 6039 | AD60 | 4-8-4+4-8-4 | Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum | ||
7542 | 1956 | NSW Government Railways | 6040 | AD60 | 4-8-4+4-8-4 | New South Wales Rail Transport Museum | ||
7544 | 1956 | NSW Government Railways | 6042 | AD60 | 4-8-4+4-8-4 | Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum | ||
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
Preserved Locomotives | ||||||||
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BP No. | Built | Company built for | Locomotive number(s) | Class | Wheel arrangement | Preserved at | ||
1956 | NSWGR | 4601 | 46 Class | Co-Co | Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum | |||
1956 | NSWGR | 4602 | 46 Class | Co-Co | Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum | |||
1956 | NSWGR | 4615 | 46 Class | Co-Co | Junee Roundhouse Museum on permanent loan from the Sydney Electric Train Society | |||
1956 | NSWGR | 4617 | 46 Class | Co-Co | Privately owned, Junee (cab only) | |||
1956 | NSWGR | 4627 | 46 Class | Co-Co | Sydney Electric Train Society | |||
1956 | NSWGR | 4638 | 46 Class | Co-Co | New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Broadmeadow Loco Depot[2] | |||
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
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tobu Museum exhibit guide Retrieved on 11 March 2009 (Japanese)
- ↑ "Veteran Electric Finds New Home as In-Traffic Units Face Uncertain Future" Railway Digest July 1998 page 10
References
- Hills, R. L.; Patrick, D. (1982). Beyer, Peacock, locomotive builders to the world. Glossop: Transport Publishing Co. ISBN 0-903839-41-5.
Bibliography
- Lowe, James W. (1989) [1975]. "Beyer, Peacock & Company". British Steam Locomotive Builders. London: Guild Publishing. pp. 59–64. ISBN 0900404213.
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