SE&NSCR №s 4 - 9

South Etorea & North Sea Coast Railway №s 4 - 9 were a "class" of six locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock in Gorton, Manchester in 1869. They were built as mixed traffic locomotives as the line's then only locomotives were goods locomotives that left a lot to be desired.
  They were built to a standard Beyer, Peacock 0-4-2 design complete with a six - wheeled tender and an open cab with only a weatherboard and cab roof to protect crews from the elements. This was, however, rectified by the SE&NSCR by 1872 when they were given enclosed cabs and tender weatherboards due to the North Sea's unpleasentness during winter months. Later the initial six were suplimented by eight more being numbered №s 15 - 22. The class more than proved their worth, still proving useful when more powerful locomotives joined the SE&NSCR's fleet they were mostly seen running passenger trains in the early days but were downgraded to branchline services and goods services still soldiering on into the 20th century.
  By 1919, they were now fifty years old and although they were still capable machines but spare parts were no longer being made by the South Etorea & North Sea Coast Railway or the newly formed Etorean National Railways. The first to be withdrawn was №9 who never received an ENR number, being broken up for spare parts with the remains being scrapped at Tarnmouth Works. The next were №s 43002 and 43006 (ex - №s 4 and 7) which were sold to Coleman, Bell & Co. LTD for scrapping in 1932. The rest only survived into the late 40s due to the war when every serviceable locomotive was required to run trains to help with the war effort. №s 5, 6 and 8 (now 43003, 43004 and 43007) had migrated north into the midlands to run scrap collection trains to cellect scrap metal to be recycled and turned into things like ration tins and shell casings.
  By the 50s the three remaining locomotives and two sister locomotives were completely worn out. Overhauls were overdue and they were overlooked for them in favour of larger and more powerful locomotives. №43007 was broken up for spares with 43004 following soon after. The final survivor was 43003 who only surivied into the early 60s because she was light enough to cross the old wooden bridge to Highley on the Highley - Stapleton Line while still being powerful enough to run the short trains on the line, now consisting of at most three old six wheeled coaches and a few goods vehicles. she was withdrawn in 1964 with a cracked boiler barrel Hoyt's Scrapyard to be scrapped.
  Fortunately, the newly formed Ayles Valley Locomotive Society were looking for locomotives to be saved from scrap, and even with a boiler barrel crack that rendered her unserviceable, №5 was purchased for preservation and placed under long term overhaul with the remains of SE&NSCR №18 being purchased for spares, specifically the boiler which matched in length, width and diameter. №5 is now being overhauled after the expirery of her 3rd boiler ticket.
(Scan of a photograph of №7 at Beyer, Peacock's Gorton Foundry - 1869)
Creation Date
1869
Decommission Date
1919 (first locomotive)
Destruction Date
1919 (first locomotive)

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