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Si Donal

SMJ BEYER PEACOCK IMAGES - UNPUBLISHED?

Dear All,

Following a hunch that the Beyer Peacock record would be retained at the Museum of Science and Industy in Manchester, I found the following images. I am afraid I cannot show pics owing to copyright.

http://emu.msim.org.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=13225" target="_blank">

http://emu.msim.org.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=13246" target="_blank">

There are 2698 documents in their archive and I suspect it's a rich seam of research on E&W/S&MJR locomotive matters. Now can I persuade my boss to give me a week in Manchester?

Enjoy...

Simon

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Si Donal Permalink Reply by Si Donal on October 29, 2009 at 11:40pm
Oops,

Here's another. An early goods engine from the 1881 batch.

http://emu.msim.org.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=13206" target="_blank">

And here is SMJ 5 & 6 twins provided for the M&SWJR

http://emu.msim.org.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=13249" target="_blank">

OK That is all the photo's - you know how it is once you start you cannot stop. The Beyer Peacock order books still exist and the company directors minute books too.

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Si Donal Permalink Reply by Si Donal on October 31, 2009 at 9:38am

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Peter S Lewis Permalink Reply by Peter S Lewis on October 31, 2009 at 5:00pm
Hello Si!
Yes, these work well!! Thank you. The MOSI site is a veritable treasure chest....!

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Barry Taylor Permalink Reply by Barry Taylor on November 2, 2009 at 9:41am
Hi Si
What a wonderful find - great stuff - there are lots of lovely old locos there !
For the real SMJ / EWJR loco anoraks (like me !) who search after the really obscure there are a few others worth looking at - the links below will show-
Front view of the Hull & Barnsley 2-4-0 that No.13 was based on - unusual to get such a detailed shot
Ditto - but view of the cab interior - again unusual detail
Crewe Iron Co 0-6-0ST of 1867 - the EWJR loco No. 1 for the broom line in 1879 was based on this BP order, so can be taken to be an example of what the loco first looked like
Swedish 0-6-0 BP order of 1866
Swedish 2-4-0 tank BP order of 1866 - these last two were the basis of the two classes ordered by the EWJR to start their own services off - but either never delivered or returned to the makers after a very short use by EWJR - and then sold on to the LYR
There might be other gems in there somewhere - must have a better look sometime later !http://emu.msim.org.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=11875
http://emu.msim.org.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=11877
http://emu.msim.org.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=11925
http://emu.msim.org.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=11934
http://emu.msim.org.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=11932

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