SR 3063 Maunsell 3500 gallon

SR 3063 Maunsell 3500 gallon

SR  3063 Maunsell 3500 gallon
SR 3063 Maunsell 3500 gallon

 

Present Location Bluebell
Designed For SR
Type & Original Water Capacity Maunsell 3500 gallon
Original Coal Capacity (tons) 5
Chassis Type Maunsell Ashford 3 axle
Wheelbase 6ft 6in + 6ft 6in
Gauge 4ft 8 1/2in
Current Water Capacity (gallons) 3500
Current Coal Capacity (tons) 5
Scoop Fitted Never Fitted
Allocated To 541 (30541) SR Q class 0-6-0
Present Number 3063
Owner Maunsell Locomotive Society
Status Under Restoration/Overhaul
Notes Locomotive is is under overhaul at Leaky Finders in Devon, the tender is under overhaul at the Bluebell Railway. Old tank removed late 2023 and tender will be fitted with a new tank. The new tank is being built at the Kent and East Sussex Railway and Steam Railway magazine no 559 June/July 2024 reported that all steel plate for it had been purchased and the well tank had been fabricated. The overhaul is expected to be completed by late 2025/early 2026.
Locomotives used with this tender in preservation June 1964 Arrived at Woodham Bros, Barry attached to 31625 SR U class 2-6-0

May 1974 Sold with 30541 SR Q class 0-6-0

Believed to have only been coupled to 30541 since preservation
Photo by Quentin Edwards
Photo Date 29/05/2015
Date Record Last Updated 14/07/2024


 
 

 

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