Bagnall 0-4-0ST No.2067, built 1918 'Peter'

MTA · Bagnall 0-4-0ST No.2067, built 1918 'Peter'

If I seem to have dissapeared for good at the weekends, it will be because I'll be helping to restore this to running condition:

Picture copyright of Gerry Cork.

Built in 1918, Peter was originally constructed to 3ft gauge and placed into stock for future sale by the manufacturers (Bagnalls). It was purchased by the Ministry of Munitions for War in December of that year and delivered to the Canadian Forestry Corps at Longtown, Cumberland. After the Great War, Peter became redundant and was put up for auction by the Board of Trade in 1920. It was bought back in by Bagnall from a dealer and the boiler, tanks and other working parts transferred onto a 2ft gauge frame. It was finally put to work again with the Cliffe Hill Quarry Co in Leicestershire. Peter worked at Cliffe Hill until 1949 after which it did no further work. Following several changes of ownership the loco finally came to the Narrow Gauge Railway Society, who in turn passed it into the care of Amberley Working Museum in 1983, although ownership of the loco remains with the NGRS. By this time, some dismantling had taken place and several parts put into store. The firm decision to undertake full restoration to working order was taken early in 1989 and the job was entrusted to Doug Bentley with able assistance from Bill Johnston. Work on the overhaul of the frames, motion and cab area commenced almost immediately. All the parts have been extensively overhauled and, where necessary, new parts made in the Amberley Railway workshops at the Amberley Working Museum. New cabsides and footplate were all fabricated from plate steel and chequer plate from the Museum's stocks. The saddle tank was badly corroded and beyond repair. However, the Museum was able to obtain a new tank through the good offices of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society, and this was collected from Stafford in 1990.
Meanwhile, the boiler was painstakingly dismantled. No mechanical means was available to do this job and the tubes (50 in all) were knocked through from the firebox end and out through the front tube plate by hand. In addition, all the rivets holding the smoke box had to be ground flat and then drilled out. The condition of the boiler could then be assessed and invitations to tender for the rebuilding work were sent out in early 1991. The boiler repairs were financed by a generous private donation. Peter was officially returned to steam Sunday 10 October 1993, 44 years after it last turned a wheel under its own steam. The locomotive visited Amerton in May 1997 for the 100th anniversary of sister locomotive Isabel, in the care of the Staffordshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society.

Mamodman123

Looks fine to me

James

Aye. Tis in steam ain't it??

Mamodman123

James

It don't to some bus drivers

Mamodman123

steamyjim

i do love the 0-4-0 bagnalls one of my favourite type of narrow gauge locos after garrats and double fairles

do you have any pics or information on the bagnall leonard?

the one at abbey hill pumping station as a mate is building a 7 1/4 inch gauge one and wants pics of paint job and works plates ect

MTA

I don't have any pictures of Leonard SJ, sorry. A quick search on Google images should turn fruitful

Forgot to say, that pictures was taken in 2002, for more info, go here:

http://home.fastnet.co.uk/gerrycork/amberleyrail/index.html

oldstuff

MTA, as "Peter was officially returned to steam Sunday 10 October 1993...",
what part(s) or areas will you be helping to restore?

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In an email I received from the guy at Amberley who has been referred to as 'the main steam man', he said:

Hi Simon
Thanks for your offer. Now PB and Wendy are sorted for the season thoughts are now turning to Peter. The first move is to crane off the saddle tank and with luck this will be done on a Wednesday by Frank Glue. There is then a lot of cleaning and checking to be done before the boiler is lifted on and then lagged and clad. I am not sure at this point when I am next down but will try to remember to keep you in the "loop". I am not intending to rush the job and my planned date for completion would be rail weekend next year.
Regards
John

oldstuff

I know you like doing that stuff. What better suits you, Simon? Being an engineer
and piloting one or as the mechanic who keeping them running? Perhaps you are
the future Fred Dibnah of steam locomotion.

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Chris

Wouldn't have needed restoring if those old b*ggers in overalls hadn't set fire to it.

Vandals, and they moan about the young people of today.

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James

Hmm, don't I recall you saying you went every fortnight MTA?

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James

That's what you get for melting the prison bars with Salsa!

steamyjim

did anyone see the mythbusters epiode about alcatraz escape were they did that? very good

James

Naa that wasn't the alcatraz one

oldstuff

I missed that one. So, did they melt steel bars with salsa?

James

Yep. Jamie was a good man, so the wardens gave him a radio

He connected it up, and he eventually got out. Salsa CAN break you out a prison

He beat Adam anyways

LOVE that program! It is just pure class!

Sandman

Well guys ????????

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Model-Steam...tegoryZ122595QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mamodman123

MTA

I'm going to be crawling in and around this thing (that is Bagnall 'Peter') tomorrow. Pics later tomorrow