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Peckett OQ Class Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Peckett & Sons Serial number 2124, 2150–2151 Model OQ Build date 1951–1954 Total produced 3
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-0 ST Gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm )Driver dia. 4 ft 0+ 1 ⁄2 in (1.232 m)Loco weight 55 tons Fuel type Coal Firebox: • Grate area 19.1 sq ft (1.77 m2 ) Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa) Heating surface 921 sq ft (85.6 m2 ) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Career Operators Disposition 2 scrapped, 1 preserved
The Peckett OQ Class is a class of 0-6-0 ST steam locomotives built in Bristol , England by Peckett & Sons . Three were built; no. 2124 for Tower Colliery in 1951 and nos. 2150 and 2151 for Mardy Colliery in 1954. No. 2150 has been preserved and is named Mardy Monster . According to Heritage Railway magazine it is "Britain’s most powerful industrial locomotive". This claim may be misleading because it is based on tractive effort rather than horsepower .[1] [2] [3] [self-published source ]
Preservation [ edit ]
After being withdrawn in 1976, No. 2150 was preserved by the Swanage Railway in 1979. In 1997 it was purchased by the Elsecar Heritage Railway , returning to service in June 2003. It was withdrawn after its boiler certificate expired in 2013.[4] Its overhaul was never completed and it was sold in 2020.[5]
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