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 |