Caledonian Railway No. 419 (55189) the flagship of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society has arrived back to the Bo'ness and kinneil Railway after her spring 2019 tour success visiting couple of heritage railways south of the border. The locomotive was delivered by REID FREIGHT road transport to the eastend of the Bo'ness railway giving me the opportunity to film the whole unloading progress for anyone out there who ever wondered how it was done.
419…THE FACTS
Caledonian Railway No. 419 (55189)
Built by the Caledonian Railway at St Rollox Works, Glasgow, in 1907 No 419 was designed by J.F. Mcintosh for branch line work, fast suburban and banking duties.
Caledonian Railway 419 is the flagship of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society. It appears on the society’s letter heading and has represented the SRPS at numerous events on both sides of the border.
Built 1907
Class 439, Caledonian Railway
Designer: J. F. Mcintosh (CR locomotive superintendent)
Loco weight: 53tons 19cwts
Boiler pressure: 180lb/sq in Cylinders (2) 18ins x 26ins
Length over buffers: 33ft 11 1/4 ins
Numbers carried: CR 419; LMS 15189; BR 55189
Withdrawn from Carstairs Depot December 31 1962
No.20 Wemyss Private Railway
Built by Andrew Barclay in 1939 (Works No.2068).
One of Britain’s largest 0-6-0 designs and used on the extensive Weymss Private Railway system in East Fife.
This Engine is in poor mechanical condition although it is hoped that the boiler should only need a re-tube. There are several cracks in the frames which will need to be repaired and the trailing axle is below scrapping size. A spare set of axles complete with new tyres is in stock for this engine. These wheel sets have had the journals skimmed and tyres profiled.
It is planned that this engine will be one of the next to be overhauled.
11 апр 2019
