Steam Locomotives
The Stephenson Railway Museum owns 5 Steam locomotives. Only one is currently operational.
| Number & Name | Builder | Build Date | History & Current Status | Photo |
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| Peckett and Sons 0-6-0 Saddle Tank, ACC No.5 Jackie Milburn | Peckett And Sons | 1939 | This 0-6-0 saddle tank was built in 1939 as works number 1979 by Peckett & Sons of Bristol for Ashington Coal Company which operated one of Britain's most extensive colliery railway systems. In 1939, two identical locomotives were delivered to one of Peckett's standard designs and they received the names Ashington No 5 & Ashington No 6. The former spent her entire industrial career on the railway for which she was built. In 1969 she was sold by the National Coal Board to North Norfolk Preserved Railway because the Ashington system was dieselised. However she returned to Northumberland in 1991 and was repainted into the "as delivered to Ashington Colliery" livery. The loco was additionally named Jackie Milburn in honour of the local football hero.
This locomotive was returned to working order in October 2010. Its last steaming prior to the latest overhaul was in December 1996. |
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| Undergoing overhaul | ||||
| Bagnall 0-6-0ST No 401 Thomas Burt | Bagnall | 1953 | This 0-6-0 saddle tank was one of three to be built for the Steel Company of Wales. Two were preserved, 401 and 403. They were designed to require less maintenance than other steam locos, as an experiment to try and make them more competitive against the diesel shunters that were beginning to appear. 401 has many features that are not usually found on shunting locos, including Walschaerts valve gear, rocking grate, hopper ashpan and mechanical lubricator. In addition, all the main bearings are roller bearings, as opposed to plain oil bearings that were the norm.
401 has been a reliable and frequent performer on the railway, and is well liked by those who crew her. It has been named after a famous local MP Thomas Burt, and looks very smart in her black livery. |
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| Static Display | ||||
| Kitson & Co. 0-6-0PT No 5 | Kitson & Co. | 1883 | An 0-6-0 pannier tank built in 1883 by Kitson and Co. to the Stephenson 'long boiler' design for the Consett Iron and Steel Company. She worked there, shunting in the extensive railway system around the works.She ended her industrial life in 1972 at Derwenthaugh Coke Works. After withdrawal, she was taken into the care of Beamish Museum and then to Tyne & Wear Museums Service at Monkwearmouth Station, Sunderland. At this location, the Monkwearmouth Station. Museum Association (the former name of the North Tyneside Steam Railway Association) was established and its members, in very basic conditions, began overhauling a very derelict loco. The deteriorating condition of the building prompted a move to the former Tyneside Metro system test track facility at Middle Engine Lane, West Chirton, North Shields. | |
| Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns 0-6-0T No 1 Ted Garret JP | Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns | 1951 | An 0-6-0 Side Tank believed to have been built in 1951 as works number 7683. It is thought she was delivered new to Meaford Power Station to shunt coal waggons. It was one of several of its type supplied to power stations by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd., Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne during the 1950s. They were used to transport coal wagons from main line sidings into the power station, supplying the boiler-house coal bunkers. Their small diameter wheels enabled heavy loads to be hauled at slow speeds. Larger wheeled versions were supplied when long journey's were needed - for example some colliery systems. Locally they could be seen working at places in Northumberland and Durham including Ashington, Backworth, Stanley and Consett. This loco was purchased from the Power Station by the East Lancs Railway and hauled their first trains at Bury. After a period in store, she was overhauled at Bury and moved to Tyneside in 1996. In a blue livery, this loco carries the name Ted Garrett, JP., DL., MP. Currently a static display waiting overhaul, last ran in 1997. | |
| Stephenson 0-4-0 | Stephenson | 1813 | Billy was built by George Stephenson in 1813. It is a stationary exhibit on a short stretch of track inside the museum and is the third oldest steam locomotive in the World. | |
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