And another one...!!!

And another one…!!!

17th September 2009

We’ve bought another portable engine! This one is a Clayton & Shuttleworth example built in 1874 and destined for Home Farm as a working exhibit. It should arrive at Beamish tonight, having made the long journey from Essex (and before that, Chile!).
It requires extensive boiler work/renewal but the mechanical parts are in excellent condition and turn over very freely. It is also the right period for the future of Home Farm and Seb’s plans there. The forecarriage is missing but an almost identical example is kept int eh collection at Reading so can be used for reference.
Here are a couple of views…